Contrasting Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) & Balfour Beatty (OTCMKTS:BAFYY)

Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) and Balfour Beatty (OTCMKTS:BAFYY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Concrete Pumping and Balfour Beatty”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Concrete Pumping	$392.87 million	1.21	$6.37 million	$0.14	67.61
Balfour Beatty	$11.93 billion	0.20	$244.97 million	N/A	N/A

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Pumping.

Volatility & Risk

Concrete Pumping has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Concrete Pumping and Balfour Beatty, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concrete Pumping	0	3	1	1	2.60
Balfour Beatty	0	0	0	0	0.00

Concrete Pumping presently has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.29%. Given Concrete Pumping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by institutional investors. 28.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Concrete Pumping and Balfour Beatty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concrete Pumping	2.23%	3.47%	1.03%
Balfour Beatty	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Balfour Beatty on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Concrete Pumping

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. provides concrete pumping and waste management services in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers concrete pumping services to general contractors and concrete finishing companies in the commercial, infrastructure, and residential sectors under the Brundage-Bone and Capital Pumping brands; and industrial cleanup and containment services primarily to customers in the construction industry under the Eco-Pan brand. It leases and rents concrete pumping equipment, pans, and containers. As of October 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of approximately 930 boom pumps, 90 placing booms, 20 telebelts, 300 stationary pumps, and 115 waste management trucks. Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.

About Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty plc finances, designs, develops, builds, and maintains infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Construction Services, Support Services, and Infrastructure Investments. The company constructs buildings, including commercial, healthcare, education, retail, and residential assets; and infrastructure assets comprising highways and railways, as well as other large-scale infrastructure assets, such as waste, water, and energy plants. It also offers a range of services, including design and/or build, mechanical and electrical engineering, shell and core and/or fit-out, and interior refurbishment; support services to various utility assets comprising servicing of power transmission and distribution assets, as well as construction and maintenance of electricity networks, including replacement or new build of overhead lines, underground cabling, cable tunnels, and offshore wind farm maintenance; and maintenance, asset and network management, and design services for highways, railways, and other assets. In addition, the company operates a portfolio of service concession assets comprising roads, healthcare, student accommodation, biomass, and waste and offshore transmission sectors; offers real estate management services, such as property development and asset management services; and develops housing units on land. Balfour Beatty plc was founded in 1909 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.