Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) Competitors $34.71 +1.35 (+4.05%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.67 -0.04 (-0.12%) As of 10/8/2025 04:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BBU vs. BLD, IESC, ROAD, IBP, TMHC, ECG, GRBK, DFH, CCS, and LGIHShould you be buying Brookfield Business Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield Business Partners include TopBuild (BLD), IES (IESC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Installed Building Products (IBP), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Everus Construction Group (ECG), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), Century Communities (CCS), and LGI Homes (LGIH). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. Brookfield Business Partners vs. Its Competitors TopBuild IES Construction Partners Installed Building Products Taylor Morrison Home Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Century Communities LGI Homes TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to BLD or BBU? In the previous week, TopBuild had 2 more articles in the media than Brookfield Business Partners. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for TopBuild and 13 mentions for Brookfield Business Partners. TopBuild's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Brookfield Business Partners' score of 0.25 indicating that TopBuild is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TopBuild 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brookfield Business Partners 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLD or BBU? 95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of TopBuild shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BLD or BBU more profitable? TopBuild has a net margin of 11.40% compared to Brookfield Business Partners' net margin of 3.38%. TopBuild's return on equity of 28.32% beat Brookfield Business Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TopBuild11.40% 28.32% 12.73% Brookfield Business Partners 3.38%6.37%1.33% Do analysts recommend BLD or BBU? TopBuild currently has a consensus target price of $384.27, suggesting a potential downside of 11.86%. Brookfield Business Partners has a consensus target price of $35.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.24%. Given Brookfield Business Partners' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than TopBuild.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TopBuild 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Brookfield Business Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has better earnings & valuation, BLD or BBU? TopBuild has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Business Partners. Brookfield Business Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TopBuild, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTopBuild$5.33B2.30$622.60M$20.3121.47Brookfield Business Partners$30.10B0.10-$37M-$0.13-267.00 Which has more volatility and risk, BLD or BBU? TopBuild has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Business Partners has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTopBuild beats Brookfield Business Partners on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brookfield Business Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookfield Business PartnersBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.07B$5.70B$35.64B$22.02BDividend Yield0.75%3.71%2.85%3.58%P/E Ratio-267.0027.5626.6029.86Price / Sales0.101.73860.8965.87Price / Cash0.6015.4029.9624.43Price / Book0.164.568.364.64Net Income-$37M$156.97M$195.02M$1.01B7 Day Performance5.44%-0.61%2.64%0.44%1 Month Performance29.62%-2.81%8.58%3.13%1 Year Performance52.30%54.30%83.90%15.30% Brookfield Business Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBUBrookfield Business Partners2.5944 of 5 stars$34.71+4.0%$35.83+3.2%+47.2%$3.07B$30.10B-267.0072,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBLDTopBuild3.9119 of 5 stars$392.35-0.3%$395.17+0.7%+12.7%$11.07B$5.33B19.3213,984Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIESCIES1.5609 of 5 stars$390.89-0.5%N/A+87.1%$7.80B$2.88B29.869,485ROADConstruction Partners3.8104 of 5 stars$127.14-0.7%$112.33-11.6%+77.3%$7.18B$1.82B92.804,920Analyst UpgradeIBPInstalled Building Products3.5084 of 5 stars$249.04-0.1%$217.36-12.7%+0.8%$6.81B$2.94B27.7010,800Analyst ForecastTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.0599 of 5 stars$66.44+0.3%$77.50+16.7%-7.3%$6.65B$8.17B7.673,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastECGEverus Construction Group2.0401 of 5 stars$83.11-0.3%$82.00-1.3%N/A$4.25B$2.85B25.738,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.6928 of 5 stars$73.35+1.5%$66.00-10.0%-12.6%$3.20B$2.14B9.53550Positive NewsDFHDream Finders Homes2.4441 of 5 stars$26.28+0.4%$28.00+6.6%-27.8%$2.44B$4.71B8.591,210CCSCentury Communities4.5081 of 5 stars$63.40+0.6%$85.00+34.1%-40.1%$1.87B$4.40B7.741,873Analyst ForecastLGIHLGI Homes3.8404 of 5 stars$52.29+0.5%$75.67+44.7%-57.3%$1.20B$2.20B7.891,170Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLD Competitors IESC Competitors ROAD Competitors IBP Competitors TMHC Competitors ECG Competitors GRBK Competitors DFH Competitors CCS Competitors LGIH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BBU) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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