Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEQU or BW?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises received 235 more outperform votes than Kewaunee Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Kewaunee Scientific an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kewaunee Scientific	Outperform Votes 135 68.18%	Underperform Votes 63 31.82%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	Outperform Votes 370 54.17%	Underperform Votes 313 45.83%

Is KEQU or BW more profitable?

Kewaunee Scientific has a net margin of 4.34% compared to Kewaunee Scientific's net margin of -19.16%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' return on equity of 20.82% beat Kewaunee Scientific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kewaunee Scientific	4.34%	20.82%	7.10%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	-19.16%	N/A	-5.19%

Do analysts rate KEQU or BW?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 361.87%. Given Kewaunee Scientific's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is more favorable than Kewaunee Scientific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kewaunee Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to KEQU or BW?

In the previous week, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises had 9 more articles in the media than Kewaunee Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises and 2 mentions for Kewaunee Scientific. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Kewaunee Scientific's score of 0.49 indicating that Kewaunee Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kewaunee Scientific	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KEQU or BW?

32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, KEQU or BW?

Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, KEQU or BW?

Kewaunee Scientific has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kewaunee Scientific, 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
Kewaunee Scientific	$219.49M	0.46	$740K	$2.98	11.88
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	$999.40M	0.09	-$197.21M	-$2.37	-0.41

Summary

Kewaunee Scientific beats Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.