Babcock (BW) Competitors

Babcock (NYSE:BW) and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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

83.2% of Babcock shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Babcock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BW or CPAC?

Babcock currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.23%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a consensus price target of $6.40, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Babcock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Babcock is more favorable than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A..

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)	3.00
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BW or CPAC more profitable?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Babcock's net margin of -20.23%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s return on equity of 16.60% beat Babcock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Babcock	-20.23%	N/A	-8.17%
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	10.51%	16.60%	6.62%

Does the media favor BW or CPAC?

In the previous week, Babcock had 10 more articles in the media than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Babcock and 1 mentions for Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. Babcock's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s score of 0.00 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BW or CPAC?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Babcock. Babcock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A., 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	0.32	-$59.92M	-$1.70	-1.31
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$527.09M	1.08	$53M	$0.62	10.84

Which has more volatility and risk, BW or CPAC?

Babcock has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Babcock beats Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.