Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) Competitors $25.12 +0.47 (+1.89%) As of 02:44 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BBU vs. IBP, IESC, TMHC, ROAD, ECG, GRBK, DFH, CCS, LGIH, and LMBShould you be buying Brookfield Business Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield Business Partners include Installed Building Products (IBP), IES (IESC), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Everus Construction Group (ECG), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), Century Communities (CCS), LGI Homes (LGIH), and Limbach (LMB). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. Brookfield Business Partners vs. Its Competitors Installed Building Products IES Taylor Morrison Home Construction Partners Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Century Communities LGI Homes Limbach Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) and Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer IBP or BBU? Installed Building Products presently has a consensus target price of $217.36, indicating a potential downside of 19.25%. Brookfield Business Partners has a consensus target price of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.40%. Given Brookfield Business Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than Installed Building Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Installed Building Products 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brookfield Business Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, IBP or BBU? Installed Building Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Business Partners. Brookfield Business Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Installed Building Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInstalled Building Products$2.94B2.50$256.60M$8.9929.94Brookfield Business Partners$30.10B0.07-$37M-$0.13-193.19 Does the media refer more to IBP or BBU? In the previous week, Installed Building Products had 32 more articles in the media than Brookfield Business Partners. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Installed Building Products and 4 mentions for Brookfield Business Partners. Installed Building Products' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Brookfield Business Partners' score of 0.28 indicating that Installed Building Products is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Installed Building Products 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Brookfield Business Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IBP or BBU? 99.6% of Installed Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Installed Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, IBP or BBU? Installed Building Products has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Business Partners has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is IBP or BBU more profitable? Installed Building Products has a net margin of 8.45% compared to Brookfield Business Partners' net margin of 3.38%. Installed Building Products' return on equity of 60.27% beat Brookfield Business Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Installed Building Products8.45% 60.27% 13.91% Brookfield Business Partners 3.38%6.37%1.33% Is IBP or BBU a better dividend stock? Installed Building Products pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Brookfield Business Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Installed Building Products pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Business Partners pays out -192.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brookfield Business Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryInstalled Building Products beats Brookfield Business Partners on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brookfield Business Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BBU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookfield Business PartnersBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.23B$5.76B$22.06B$20.94BDividend Yield1.02%3.36%2.80%3.57%P/E Ratio-193.1928.9127.5128.09Price / Sales0.071.8241.6555.36Price / Cash0.4416.5327.3723.95Price / Book0.154.795.675.24Net Income-$37M$155.37M$198.39M$994.11M7 Day Performance1.39%3.11%0.71%1.99%1 Month Performance-1.04%5.64%-1.03%2.25%1 Year Performance24.64%55.93%27.64%13.00% Brookfield Business Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBUBrookfield Business Partners3.6633 of 5 stars$25.12+1.9%$32.50+29.4%+25.2%$2.23B$30.10B-193.1972,000Short Interest ↑IBPInstalled Building Products3.661 of 5 stars$252.70-2.0%$213.90-15.4%+28.1%$6.98B$2.96B28.1110,800News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionIESCIES2.7368 of 5 stars$337.67-2.4%N/A+95.7%$6.70B$2.88B25.809,485Positive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.4645 of 5 stars$64.16-1.2%$76.88+19.8%+12.7%$6.44B$8.17B7.413,000ROADConstruction Partners2.6708 of 5 stars$113.56+1.2%$101.00-11.1%+85.6%$6.36B$1.82B82.894,920ECGEverus Construction Group0.8276 of 5 stars$70.87-0.8%$73.67+3.9%N/A$3.61B$3.05B0.008,700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.7518 of 5 stars$65.01-0.3%$66.00+1.5%+1.0%$2.83B$2.14B8.44550Insider TradeDFHDream Finders Homes1.3898 of 5 stars$25.10-3.4%$29.00+15.6%-2.3%$2.33B$4.71B8.201,210News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeCCSCentury Communities4.4348 of 5 stars$60.23-1.1%$85.00+41.1%-28.7%$1.79B$4.40B7.351,873Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementLGIHLGI Homes2.3938 of 5 stars$56.93-0.3%$71.67+25.9%-35.5%$1.31B$2.20B8.591,170News CoverageLMBLimbach2.5809 of 5 stars$110.52-3.4%$127.33+15.2%+94.2%$1.29B$518.78M37.721,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IBP Competitors IESC Competitors TMHC Competitors ROAD Competitors ECG Competitors GRBK Competitors DFH Competitors CCS Competitors LGIH Competitors LMB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BBU) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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