BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) and H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BXC or HEES?

H&E Equipment Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlueLinx. BlueLinx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&E Equipment Services, 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	0.23	$48.54M	$6.14	13.44
H&E Equipment Services	$1.47B	2.45	$169.29M	$3.94	24.96

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BXC or HEES?

H&E Equipment Services received 65 more outperform votes than BlueLinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.42% of users gave H&E Equipment Services an outperform vote while only 56.58% of users gave BlueLinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlueLinx	Outperform Votes 202 56.58%	Underperform Votes 155 43.42%
H&E Equipment Services	Outperform Votes 267 57.42%	Underperform Votes 198 42.58%

Does the media favor BXC or HEES?

In the previous week, BlueLinx had 3 more articles in the media than H&E Equipment Services. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for BlueLinx and 19 mentions for H&E Equipment Services. H&E Equipment Services' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat BlueLinx's score of -0.08 indicating that H&E Equipment Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlueLinx	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
H&E Equipment Services	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BXC or HEES more profitable?

H&E Equipment Services has a net margin of 9.47% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of 1.80%. 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
BlueLinx	1.80%	7.50%	3.07%
H&E Equipment Services	9.47%	25.46%	5.16%

Do analysts rate BXC or HEES?

BlueLinx currently has a consensus price target of $123.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.68%. H&E Equipment Services has a consensus price target of $69.25, suggesting a potential downside of 29.57%. Given BlueLinx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than H&E Equipment Services.

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
H&E Equipment Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BXC or HEES?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BXC or HEES?

BlueLinx has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H&E Equipment Services has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

H&E Equipment Services beats BlueLinx on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.