Babcock (BW) Competitors

Babcock (NYSE:BW) and JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BW or JELD?

Babcock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JELD-WEN. Babcock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JELD-WEN, 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
Babcock	$717.30M	0.14	-$59.92M	-$0.83	-1.26
JELD-WEN	$3.78B	0.09	-$189.02M	-$4.03	-1.04

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BW or JELD?

83.2% of Babcock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Babcock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BW or JELD?

In the previous week, JELD-WEN had 2 more articles in the media than Babcock. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for JELD-WEN and 2 mentions for Babcock. JELD-WEN's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Babcock's score of 0.00 indicating that JELD-WEN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Babcock	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JELD-WEN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BW or JELD?

Babcock has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JELD-WEN has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BW or JELD more profitable?

Babcock has a net margin of -7.89% compared to JELD-WEN's net margin of -9.49%. JELD-WEN's return on equity of 3.70% beat Babcock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Babcock	-7.89%	N/A	-7.84%
JELD-WEN	-9.49%	3.70%	0.88%

Do analysts recommend BW or JELD?

Babcock presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 187.08%. JELD-WEN has a consensus price target of $7.34, suggesting a potential upside of 74.85%. Given Babcock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Babcock is more favorable than JELD-WEN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Babcock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
JELD-WEN	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Summary

Babcock beats JELD-WEN on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.