Reviewing Brookfield Business (BBUC) & The Competition

Brookfield Business (NYSE:BBUC) is one of 190 public companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Brookfield Business to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.0% of Brookfield Business shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Brookfield Business has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Business’ peers have a beta of 1.61, indicating that their average share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Brookfield Business and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Business	1	2	3	0	2.33
Brookfield Business Competitors	817	3379	7198	347	2.60

Brookfield Business presently has a consensus target price of $39.20, suggesting a potential upside of 40.41%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 33.26%. Given Brookfield Business’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Business and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Business	1.13%	2.05%	0.40%
Brookfield Business Competitors	-4.02%	3.70%	3.77%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brookfield Business and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Business	$27.46 billion	-$26.00 million	-71.58
Brookfield Business Competitors	$9.51 billion	$451.69 million	-5,853.60

Brookfield Business has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Brookfield Business is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Brookfield Business pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Brookfield Business pays out -64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 24.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Brookfield Business peers beat Brookfield Business on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Brookfield Business

Brookfield Business Corporation focuses on healthcare, construction, and wastewater services in the United States, Europe, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Brazil. It operates through three segments: Business Services, Infrastructure Services, and Industrials. The company operates 42 hospitals; offers construction services for office, residential, hospitality and leisure, social infrastructure, retail, and mixed-use properties; and provides nuclear technology services, such as fuel, maintenance services, engineering solutions, instrumentation and control systems, and manufactured components for nuclear power plants. It also engages in the collection, treatment, and distribution of water and wastewater to the residential and governmental customers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.