Babcock (BW) Competitors $3.23 +0.28 (+9.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.30 +0.08 (+2.32%) As of 06:18 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, LEGH, CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, SMID, ACU, MTEN, and VATEShould you be buying Babcock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock include Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA), Legacy Housing (LEGH), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), JELD-WEN (JELD), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Acme United (ACU), Mingteng International (MTEN), and INNOVATE (VATE). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Babcock vs. Its Competitors Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Legacy Housing Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. JELD-WEN CompX International ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Acme United Mingteng International INNOVATE Babcock (NYSE:BW) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has better valuation and earnings, BW or LOMA? 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 RatioBabcock$724.91M0.45-$59.92M-$1.70-1.90Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina$667.04B0.00$169.19M$0.5513.93 Does the media refer more to BW or LOMA? In the previous week, Babcock had 3 more articles in the media than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Babcock and 5 mentions for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Babcock's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's score of 0.58 indicating that Babcock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Babcock 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BW or LOMA 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 Babcock-20.23% N/A -8.17% Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 9.63%7.88%4.44% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BW or LOMA? 83.2% of Babcock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Babcock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, BW or LOMA? Babcock has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BW or LOMA? Babcock presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.12%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 93.21%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than Babcock.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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryLoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina beats Babcock on 9 of the 16 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. 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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$326.55M$6.05B$31.58B$21.37BDividend YieldN/A3.75%3.16%3.49%P/E Ratio-1.905.10448.8829.83Price / Sales0.4548.441,700.8088.70Price / CashN/A84.6834.5918.13Price / Book-1.088.307.474.58Net Income-$59.92M$217.97M$809.77M$998.53M7 Day Performance62.31%15.25%2.62%1.07%1 Month Performance106.39%21.17%5.81%4.41%1 Year Performance162.60%57.15%24,361.35%14.45% Babcock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWBabcock1.3921 of 5 stars$3.23+9.5%$3.00-7.1%+134.9%$326.55M$724.91M-1.901,950High Trading VolumeLOMALoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina3.5021 of 5 stars$7.54-1.0%$14.80+96.4%-5.5%$888.06M$767.70M13.702,821LEGHLegacy Housing1.5107 of 5 stars$27.39-0.4%$26.00-5.1%-3.0%$656.63M$184.19M12.23880Positive NewsCPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.1.0946 of 5 stars$6.95+1.5%$6.40-7.9%+22.6%$580.70M$527.09M11.211,976News CoverageJELDJELD-WEN2.6382 of 5 stars$6.39+1.5%$6.03-5.5%-56.1%$537.19M$3.43B-1.5716,000Short Interest ↓CIXCompX International1.6234 of 5 stars$23.20+0.3%N/A-18.3%$285.89M$152.72M15.26610News CoverageShort Interest ↓ZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$3.87-0.5%N/AN/A$238.77M$37.81M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSMIDSmith-Midland0.7978 of 5 stars$41.78+4.9%N/A+16.2%$211.23M$78.51M18.41200Upcoming EarningsACUAcme United3.475 of 5 stars$40.71-0.8%N/A-4.7%$154.66M$194.06M8.33650Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MTENMingteng InternationalN/A$12.05+0.2%N/A+175.7%$82.21M$10.12M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpVATEINNOVATE0.2294 of 5 stars$4.71-6.7%N/A+24.9%$67.35M$1.11B-0.783,161 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors Legacy Housing Competitors Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 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