BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) and DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BXC or DXPE?

DXP Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlueLinx. BlueLinx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DXP Enterprises, 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
BlueLinx	$2.95B	0.18	$48.54M	$6.14	10.41
DXP Enterprises	$1.80B	0.77	$68.81M	$4.23	21.04

Does the media refer more to BXC or DXPE?

In the previous week, BlueLinx had 9 more articles in the media than DXP Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BlueLinx and 5 mentions for DXP Enterprises. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat BlueLinx's score of 0.74 indicating that DXP Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlueLinx	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DXP Enterprises	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BXC or DXPE more profitable?

DXP Enterprises has a net margin of 3.75% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of 1.80%. DXP Enterprises' return on equity of 18.74% beat BlueLinx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlueLinx	1.80%	7.50%	3.07%
DXP Enterprises	3.75%	18.74%	6.05%

Do analysts rate BXC or DXPE?

BlueLinx presently has a consensus price target of $112.50, indicating a potential upside of 75.97%. DXP Enterprises has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.77%. Given BlueLinx's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than DXP Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlueLinx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DXP Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BXC or DXPE?

DXP Enterprises received 62 more outperform votes than BlueLinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.29% of users gave DXP Enterprises an outperform vote while only 56.82% of users gave BlueLinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlueLinx	Outperform Votes 204 56.82%	Underperform Votes 155 43.18%
DXP Enterprises	Outperform Votes 266 61.29%	Underperform Votes 168 38.71%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BXC or DXPE?

90.8% of BlueLinx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of BlueLinx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BXC or DXPE?

BlueLinx has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DXP Enterprises beats BlueLinx on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.