BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) and DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend BXC or DXPE?

BlueLinx currently has a consensus target price of $122.25, indicating a potential upside of 71.36%. DXP Enterprises has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.39%. Given BlueLinx's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than DXP Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlueLinx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DXP Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BXC or DXPE?

DXP Enterprises received 62 more outperform votes than BlueLinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.34% of users gave DXP Enterprises an outperform vote while only 56.70% of users gave BlueLinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlueLinx	Outperform Votes 203 56.70%	Underperform Votes 155 43.30%
DXP Enterprises	Outperform Votes 265 61.34%	Underperform Votes 167 38.66%

Does the media refer more to BXC or DXPE?

In the previous week, DXP Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than BlueLinx. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for DXP Enterprises and 7 mentions for BlueLinx. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat BlueLinx's score of 0.74 indicating that DXP Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlueLinx	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DXP Enterprises	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BXC or DXPE?

BlueLinx has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BXC or DXPE?

90.8% of BlueLinx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of BlueLinx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of DXP Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BXC or DXPE more profitable?

DXP Enterprises has a net margin of 3.75% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of 1.80%. DXP Enterprises' return on equity of 18.74% beat BlueLinx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlueLinx	1.80%	7.50%	3.07%
DXP Enterprises	3.75%	18.74%	6.05%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BXC or DXPE?

DXP Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlueLinx. BlueLinx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DXP Enterprises, 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
BlueLinx	$2.95B	0.20	$48.54M	$6.14	11.62
DXP Enterprises	$1.80B	0.69	$68.81M	$4.23	18.81

Summary

DXP Enterprises beats BlueLinx on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.