BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES) and BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, HEES or BXC?

H&E Equipment Services has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlueLinx has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HEES or BXC?

84.1% of H&E Equipment Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of BlueLinx shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of H&E Equipment Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of BlueLinx shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HEES or BXC?

In the previous week, H&E Equipment Services had 27 more articles in the media than BlueLinx. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for H&E Equipment Services and 3 mentions for BlueLinx. H&E Equipment Services' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat BlueLinx's score of 0.12 indicating that H&E Equipment Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H&E Equipment Services	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BlueLinx	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HEES or BXC?

H&E Equipment Services currently has a consensus target price of $69.25, indicating a potential downside of 21.41%. BlueLinx has a consensus target price of $135.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.01%. Given BlueLinx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than H&E Equipment Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H&E Equipment Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BlueLinx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is HEES or BXC more profitable?

H&E Equipment Services has a net margin of 9.47% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of 1.01%. H&E Equipment Services' return on equity of 25.46% beat BlueLinx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H&E Equipment Services	9.47%	25.46%	5.16%
BlueLinx	1.01%	10.44%	4.28%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HEES or BXC?

H&E Equipment Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BlueLinx. H&E Equipment Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlueLinx, 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
H&E Equipment Services	$1.47B	2.20	$169.29M	$3.94	22.37
BlueLinx	$3.14B	0.29	$48.54M	$3.44	31.05

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HEES or BXC?

H&E Equipment Services received 68 more outperform votes than BlueLinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.92% of users gave H&E Equipment Services an outperform vote while only 56.37% of users gave BlueLinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
H&E Equipment Services	Outperform Votes 267 57.92%	Underperform Votes 194 42.08%
BlueLinx	Outperform Votes 199 56.37%	Underperform Votes 154 43.63%

Summary

H&E Equipment Services beats BlueLinx on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.