BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DXPE or BXC?

74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of BlueLinx shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of DXP Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of BlueLinx shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, DXPE or BXC?

DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlueLinx has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DXPE or BXC more profitable?

DXP Enterprises has a net margin of 4.27% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of 1.31%. DXP Enterprises' return on equity of 20.41% beat BlueLinx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DXP Enterprises	4.27%	20.41%	6.55%
BlueLinx	1.31%	4.90%	1.98%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DXPE or BXC?

DXP Enterprises has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
DXP Enterprises	$1.80B	0.80	$70.49M	$4.81	19.09
BlueLinx	$2.95B	0.23	$53.12M	$4.48	18.78

Do analysts prefer DXPE or BXC?

DXP Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. BlueLinx has a consensus price target of $110.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.75%. Given BlueLinx's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than DXP Enterprises.

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

Does the media refer more to DXPE or BXC?

In the previous week, DXP Enterprises had 5 more articles in the media than BlueLinx. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DXP Enterprises and 5 mentions for BlueLinx. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat BlueLinx's score of 0.46 indicating that DXP Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DXP Enterprises	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlueLinx	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

DXP Enterprises beats BlueLinx on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.