Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLDR or TGLS?

Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLDR or TGLS?

95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BLDR or TGLS more profitable?

Tecnoglass has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 4.74%. Tecnoglass' return on equity of 27.71% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Builders FirstSource	4.74%	24.61%	9.59%
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLDR or TGLS?

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecnoglass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Builders FirstSource	$16.17B	0.89	$1.08B	$6.59	19.75
Tecnoglass	$919.84M	3.85	$182.88M	$3.70	20.39

Do analysts rate BLDR or TGLS?

Builders FirstSource presently has a consensus price target of $158.79, indicating a potential upside of 21.98%. Tecnoglass has a consensus price target of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.00%. Given Builders FirstSource's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Builders FirstSource	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to BLDR or TGLS?

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 40 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 4 mentions for Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.57 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Builders FirstSource	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tecnoglass	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Tecnoglass beats Builders FirstSource on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.