Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BLDR or TGLS?

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecnoglass, 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
Builders FirstSource	$16.40B	0.86	$1.08B	$7.80	16.33
Tecnoglass	$919.84M	3.85	$182.88M	$3.70	20.38

Is BLDR or TGLS more profitable?

Tecnoglass has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 5.66%. Builders FirstSource's return on equity of 28.02% beat Tecnoglass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Builders FirstSource	5.66%	28.02%	11.18%
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BLDR or TGLS?

95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BLDR or TGLS?

Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BLDR or TGLS?

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 8 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 3 mentions for Tecnoglass. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Tecnoglass' score of 0.45 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Builders FirstSource	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tecnoglass	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BLDR or TGLS?

Builders FirstSource currently has a consensus price target of $163.11, suggesting a potential upside of 28.03%. Tecnoglass has a consensus price target of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Builders FirstSource	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Tecnoglass on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.