Matrix Service (MTRX) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BBCP or MTRX?

In the previous week, Matrix Service had 2 more articles in the media than Concrete Pumping. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Matrix Service and 0 mentions for Concrete Pumping. Matrix Service's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Concrete Pumping's score of 0.00 indicating that Matrix Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Concrete Pumping	Neutral
Matrix Service	Very Positive

Do analysts rate BBCP or MTRX?

Concrete Pumping presently has a consensus price target of $7.31, suggesting a potential upside of 26.51%. Matrix Service has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.63%. Given Matrix Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

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
Matrix Service	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBCP or MTRX?

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 55.98% of users gave Matrix Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 124 56.62%	Underperform Votes 95 43.38%
Matrix Service	Outperform Votes 290 55.98%	Underperform Votes 228 44.02%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BBCP or MTRX?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BBCP or MTRX?

Concrete Pumping has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Concrete Pumping	$442.24M	0.70	$31.79M	$0.26	22.23
Matrix Service	$728.21M	0.51	-$24.98M	-$1.12	-12.03

Which has more volatility and risk, BBCP or MTRX?

Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBCP or MTRX more profitable?

Concrete Pumping has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -4.46%. 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
Concrete Pumping	3.72%	6.17%	2.13%
Matrix Service	-4.46%	-19.56%	-7.37%

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Matrix Service on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.