Concrete Pumping (BBCP) Competitors

Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MTRX or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Matrix Service. Matrix Service 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
Matrix Service	$728.21M	0.43	-$24.98M	-$0.91	-12.35
Concrete Pumping	$442.24M	0.69	$31.79M	$0.26	21.92

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTRX or BBCP?

78.4% of Matrix Service shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Matrix Service shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MTRX or BBCP?

In the previous week, Matrix Service had 1 more articles in the media than Concrete Pumping. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Matrix Service and 0 mentions for Concrete Pumping. Matrix Service's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Concrete Pumping'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Matrix Service	Neutral
Concrete Pumping	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTRX or BBCP?

Matrix Service received 166 more outperform votes than Concrete Pumping when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.62% of users gave Concrete Pumping an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave Matrix Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Matrix Service	Outperform Votes 290 56.09%	Underperform Votes 227 43.91%
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 124 56.62%	Underperform Votes 95 43.38%

Do analysts prefer MTRX or BBCP?

Matrix Service presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.14%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $7.31, suggesting a potential upside of 28.29%. Given Matrix Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matrix Service	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is MTRX or BBCP more profitable?

Concrete Pumping has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -3.43%. Concrete Pumping's return on equity of 6.17% beat Matrix Service's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matrix Service	-3.43%	-16.87%	-6.92%
Concrete Pumping	3.72%	6.17%	2.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, MTRX or BBCP?

Matrix Service has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Matrix Service on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.