Babcock (BW) Competitors

CompX International (NYSE:CIX) and Babcock (NYSE:BW) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, CIX or BW?

CompX International has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CIX or BW?

7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Babcock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CIX or BW?

CompX International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Babcock. Babcock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CompX International, 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
CompX International	$152.68M	2.18	$22.59M	$1.51	17.89
Babcock	$734.24M	0.18	-$59.92M	-$0.83	-1.59

Does the media favor CIX or BW?

In the previous week, Babcock had 2 more articles in the media than CompX International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Babcock and 7 mentions for CompX International. CompX International's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Babcock's score of 0.41 indicating that CompX International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CompX International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Babcock	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CIX or BW?

Babcock has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 127.27%. Given Babcock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Babcock is more favorable than CompX International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CompX International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Babcock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CIX or BW more profitable?

CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Babcock's net margin of -7.89%. CompX International's return on equity of 11.51% beat Babcock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CompX International	12.48%	11.51%	10.52%
Babcock	-7.89%	N/A	-7.84%

Summary

CompX International and Babcock tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.