Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI) Competitors

Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSE:BDGI) and Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is BDGI or BDT a better dividend stock?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Bird Construction pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bird Construction pays out 50.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media favor BDGI or BDT?

In the previous week, Bird Construction had 1 more articles in the media than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bird Construction and 7 mentions for Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Bird Construction's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Badger Infrastructure Solutions' score of 0.77 indicating that Bird Construction is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bird Construction	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BDGI or BDT?

56.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Bird Construction shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Bird Construction shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BDGI or BDT more profitable?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Bird Construction's net margin of 2.81%. Bird Construction's return on equity of 26.11% beat Badger Infrastructure Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	5.71%	16.64%	6.26%
Bird Construction	2.81%	26.11%	4.80%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BDGI or BDT?

Bird Construction has higher revenue and earnings than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Bird Construction is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Infrastructure Solutions, 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
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	C$506.63M	2.52	C$28.91M	C$1.73	30.97
Bird Construction	C$3.31B	0.50	C$93.17M	C$1.65	17.88

Do analysts recommend BDGI or BDT?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions currently has a consensus price target of C$52.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.31%. Bird Construction has a consensus price target of C$32.44, indicating a potential upside of 9.88%. Given Bird Construction's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bird Construction is more favorable than Badger Infrastructure Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Bird Construction	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BDGI or BDT?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bird Construction has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bird Construction beats Badger Infrastructure Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.