Concrete Pumping (BBCP) Competitors

Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) and Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to BBCP or SDHC?

In the previous week, Smith Douglas Homes had 4 more articles in the media than Concrete Pumping. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Smith Douglas Homes and 4 mentions for Concrete Pumping. Concrete Pumping's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Smith Douglas Homes' score of -0.17 indicating that Concrete Pumping is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Concrete Pumping	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Smith Douglas Homes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BBCP or SDHC?

Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith Douglas Homes has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BBCP or SDHC?

Concrete Pumping presently has a consensus price target of $7.44, suggesting a potential upside of 36.47%. Smith Douglas Homes has a consensus price target of $24.80, suggesting a potential upside of 26.31%. Given Concrete Pumping's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Smith Douglas Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Smith Douglas Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBCP or SDHC?

Concrete Pumping received 124 more outperform votes than Smith Douglas Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.56% of users gave Concrete Pumping an outperform vote while only 4.35% of users gave Smith Douglas Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 125 56.56%	Underperform Votes 96 43.44%
Smith Douglas Homes	Outperform Votes 1 4.35%	Underperform Votes 22 95.65%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BBCP or SDHC?

Smith Douglas Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Pumping. Smith Douglas Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concrete Pumping, 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
Concrete Pumping	$414.61M	0.70	$16.21M	$0.28	19.46
Smith Douglas Homes	$975.46M	1.03	$123.18M	$1.76	11.16

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BBCP or SDHC?

34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by institutional investors. 26.6% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BBCP or SDHC more profitable?

Smith Douglas Homes has a net margin of 4.60% compared to Concrete Pumping's net margin of 3.81%. Smith Douglas Homes' return on equity of 21.01% beat Concrete Pumping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concrete Pumping	3.81%	6.19%	2.17%
Smith Douglas Homes	4.60%	21.01%	16.10%

Summary

Concrete Pumping and Smith Douglas Homes tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.