Babcock (BW) Competitors $3.34 -0.27 (-7.34%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.48 +0.14 (+4.04%) As of 10/17/2025 07:09 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BW vs. LOMA, CPAC, LEGH, JELD, CIX, SMID, ZJK, ACU, VATE, and RECTShould you be buying Babcock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock include Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), Legacy Housing (LEGH), JELD-WEN (JELD), CompX International (CIX), Smith-Midland (SMID), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Acme United (ACU), INNOVATE (VATE), and Rectitude (RECT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Babcock vs. Its Competitors Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Legacy Housing JELD-WEN CompX International Smith-Midland ZJK Industrial Acme United INNOVATE Rectitude Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) and Babcock (NYSE:BW) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer LOMA or BW? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina presently has a consensus price target of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 89.89%. Babcock has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.31%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than Babcock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Babcock 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility & risk, LOMA or BW? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LOMA or BW more profitable? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Babcock's net margin of -20.23%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's return on equity of 7.88% beat Babcock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina9.63% 7.88% 4.44% Babcock -20.23%N/A -8.17% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LOMA or BW? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has higher revenue and earnings than Babcock. Babcock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina$767.70M1.18$169.19M$0.5514.17Babcock$717.30M0.47-$59.92M-$1.70-1.97 Does the media prefer LOMA or BW? In the previous week, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina had 2 more articles in the media than Babcock. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and 1 mentions for Babcock. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Babcock's score of 0.67 indicating that Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Babcock 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LOMA or BW? 19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Babcock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina beats Babcock on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Babcock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BW 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. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 BW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBabcockELEC POWER IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$338.18M$6.89B$32.72B$21.77BDividend YieldN/A3.59%3.22%3.62%P/E Ratio-1.974.85479.2832.43Price / Sales0.4757.381,480.8481.20Price / CashN/A102.7834.6818.06Price / Book-1.129.817.424.59Net Income-$59.92M$217.97M$820.47M$1.01B7 Day Performance-5.64%-4.83%-1.17%-0.34%1 Month Performance1.98%-0.69%1.03%-0.90%1 Year Performance30.16%13.32%24,183.57%9.51% Babcock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWBabcock1.4668 of 5 stars$3.35-7.3%$3.00-10.3%+30.2%$338.18M$717.30M-1.971,950Gap DownLOMALoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina2.8529 of 5 stars$8.29+7.7%$14.80+78.5%-3.2%$898.56M$767.70M15.072,821Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.0.8478 of 5 stars$7.19+0.9%$6.40-10.9%+23.0%$603.59M$527.09M11.591,976Negative NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeLEGHLegacy Housing2.4946 of 5 stars$21.69-2.2%$26.00+19.9%-14.2%$529.41M$184.19M9.68880High Trading VolumeJELDJELD-WEN3.5266 of 5 stars$4.37+3.4%$6.03+38.2%-70.9%$360.40M$3.78B-1.0816,000CIXCompX International0.4311 of 5 stars$23.19+2.9%N/A-24.8%$285.77M$152.72M15.26610SMIDSmith-MidlandN/A$35.40+3.0%N/A+17.1%$182.37M$78.51M15.59200ZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$3.08+6.9%N/A-39.9%$176.78M$37.81M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓Gap UpACUAcme United3.5831 of 5 stars$38.23-0.2%N/A-7.2%$145.24M$194.06M7.82650VATEINNOVATE0.3389 of 5 stars$4.71+6.7%N/A-22.1%$58.81M$995M-0.783,161Trending NewsRECTRectitudeN/A$3.56-7.5%N/A+9.0%$55.83M$32.57M0.00N/AGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 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