BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) and BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer RUSHA or BXC?

In the previous week, Rush Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than BlueLinx. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rush Enterprises and 4 mentions for BlueLinx. Rush Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat BlueLinx's score of 1.02 indicating that BlueLinx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rush Enterprises	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlueLinx	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RUSHA or BXC?

Rush Enterprises has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlueLinx has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RUSHA or BXC more profitable?

Rush Enterprises has a net margin of 4.16% compared to Rush Enterprises' net margin of 1.57%. BlueLinx's return on equity of 17.16% beat Rush Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rush Enterprises	4.16%	17.16%	7.57%
BlueLinx	1.57%	14.11%	5.72%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RUSHA or BXC?

Rush Enterprises received 134 more outperform votes than BlueLinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.71% of users gave Rush Enterprises an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave BlueLinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rush Enterprises	Outperform Votes 329 59.71%	Underperform Votes 222 40.29%
BlueLinx	Outperform Votes 195 56.20%	Underperform Votes 152 43.80%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RUSHA or BXC?

84.4% of Rush Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of BlueLinx shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Rush Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of BlueLinx shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RUSHA or BXC?

Rush Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.83%. BlueLinx has a consensus price target of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.45%. Given BlueLinx's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rush Enterprises is more favorable than BlueLinx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rush 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RUSHA or BXC?

Rush Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than BlueLinx. Rush Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlueLinx, 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
Rush Enterprises	$7.93B	0.49	$347.05M	$3.96	12.45
BlueLinx	$3.14B	0.34	$48.54M	$5.33	23.26

Summary

Rush Enterprises beats BlueLinx on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.