Babcock (BW) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BW or JELD?

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

Does the media favor 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. Babcock's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat JELD-WEN's score of 0.59 indicating that Babcock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts recommend BW or JELD?

Babcock currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 187.08%. JELD-WEN has a consensus target price of $7.34, indicating a potential upside of 59.99%. Given Babcock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	0.10	-$189.02M	-$4.03	-1.14

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%

Summary

Babcock beats JELD-WEN on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.