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NYSE:BXC

BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

$84.15
+1.55 (+1.88%)
(As of 05/26/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$82.64
$85.23
50-Day Range
$62.57
$86.50
52-Week Range
$57.49
$93.22
Volume
58,605 shs
Average Volume
104,252 shs
Market Capitalization
$764.92 million
P/E Ratio
4.36
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$116.00

BXC vs. LOMA, NX, CINT, BZH, VSEC, EVA, AGX, HOV, NOA, and ASPN

Should you be buying BlueLinx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlueLinx include Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA), Quanex Building Products (NX), CI&T (CINT), Beazer Homes USA (BZH), VSE (VSEC), Enviva (EVA), Argan (AGX), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), North American Construction Group (NOA), and Aspen Aerogels (ASPN). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.

BlueLinx vs.

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) and BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

17.2% of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of BlueLinx shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of BlueLinx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BlueLinx has a net margin of 4.58% compared to Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's net margin of 0.44%. BlueLinx's return on equity of 32.60% beat Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima 0.44% 0.50% 0.29%
BlueLinx 4.58% 32.60% 12.15%

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlueLinx has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima received 56 more outperform votes than BlueLinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.66% of users gave Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave BlueLinx an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes
245
62.66%
Underperform Votes
146
37.34%
BlueLinxOutperform Votes
189
56.25%
Underperform Votes
147
43.75%

BlueLinx has a consensus price target of $116.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.85%. Given BlueLinx's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
BlueLinx
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

BlueLinx has higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. BlueLinx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima$1.14 billion0.63$14.93 million$0.05122.20
BlueLinx$4.45 billion0.17$296.18 million$19.304.36

In the previous week, BlueLinx had 8 more articles in the media than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlueLinx and 1 mentions for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat BlueLinx's score of -0.47 indicating that Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlueLinx
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

BlueLinx beats Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BXC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BXC vs. The Competition

MetricBlueLinxLumber, plywood, & millwork IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$764.92M$764.92M$6.04B$14.54B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.05%4.10%
P/E Ratio4.364.3612.9920.72
Price / Sales0.170.177.518.96
Price / Cash2.312.3113.7822.93
Price / Book1.251.252.919.08
Net Income$296.18M$296.18M$552.98M$897.96M
7 Day Performance-1.21%-1.21%-0.97%1.43%
1 Month Performance20.11%20.11%0.75%-1.75%
1 Year Performance0.66%0.66%3.26%-10.31%

BlueLinx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LOMA
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
2.5274 of 5 stars
$6.31
+1.0%
N/A+3.4%$738.78M$1.14B126.202,886Positive News
NX
Quanex Building Products
2.4368 of 5 stars
$21.23
-0.4%
$28.00
+31.9%
+3.8%$705.69M$1.22B8.883,875Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
CINT
CI&T
2.8054 of 5 stars
$4.90
+22.2%
$9.13
+86.2%
-70.3%$655.67M$423.72M23.336,904Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
BZH
Beazer Homes USA
2.0233 of 5 stars
$20.60
-0.3%
$21.00
+1.9%
+30.1%$645.81M$2.32B3.161,129
VSEC
VSE
2.74 of 5 stars
$50.00
+1.1%
$62.83
+25.7%
+21.4%$644.50M$949.76M20.752,000
EVA
Enviva
2.6518 of 5 stars
$9.45
+9.0%
$34.60
+266.1%
-89.0%$640.05M$1.09B-2.601,386Insider Buying
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
AGX
Argan
2.6504 of 5 stars
$42.25
+2.2%
$87.00
+105.9%
+2.0%$567.00M$455.04M17.901,358Short Interest ↓
HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises
1.7192 of 5 stars
$89.65
-1.1%
N/A+84.1%$537.90M$2.92B3.121,866Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
NOA
North American Construction Group
2.6919 of 5 stars
$19.13
+0.3%
$24.00
+25.5%
+42.9%$505.42M$591.92M10.342,042Analyst Upgrade
ASPN
Aspen Aerogels
1.7771 of 5 stars
$6.88
-6.1%
$24.13
+250.7%
-63.3%$482.36M$180.36M-3.68418Short Interest ↑

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This page (NYSE:BXC) was last updated on 5/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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