Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors

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

Is TGLS or BLDR 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
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%
Builders FirstSource	4.74%	24.61%	9.59%

Do analysts prefer TGLS or BLDR?

Tecnoglass presently has a consensus target price of $89.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.15%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $147.29, suggesting a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Tecnoglass' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tecnoglass is more favorable than Builders FirstSource.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Builders FirstSource	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more risk and volatility, TGLS or BLDR?

Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TGLS or BLDR?

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 21 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 2 mentions for Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.73 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tecnoglass	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Builders FirstSource	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TGLS or BLDR?

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Builders FirstSource, 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
Tecnoglass	$955.73M	3.17	$182.88M	$3.89	16.56
Builders FirstSource	$15.94B	0.90	$1.08B	$6.59	19.66

Summary

Tecnoglass beats Builders FirstSource on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.