Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Competitors

Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SMID or BW?

49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Smith-Midland shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SMID or BW?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises received 371 more outperform votes than Smith-Midland when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith-Midland	N/A	N/A
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	Outperform Votes 371 53.00%	Underperform Votes 329 47.00%

Is SMID or BW more profitable?

Smith-Midland has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' net margin of -6.77%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 17.71% beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith-Midland	8.52%	17.71%	10.13%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	-6.77%	N/A	-5.09%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SMID or BW?

Smith-Midland has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith-Midland, 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
Smith-Midland	$76.37M	2.23	$800K	$1.21	26.58
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	$717.33M	0.06	-$197.21M	-$0.80	-0.58

Does the media prefer SMID or BW?

In the previous week, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises had 2 more articles in the media than Smith-Midland. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises and 1 mentions for Smith-Midland. Smith-Midland's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' score of -0.33 indicating that Smith-Midland is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith-Midland	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SMID or BW?

Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SMID or BW?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 472.61%. Given Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is more favorable than Smith-Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith-Midland	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Smith-Midland beats Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.