Corteva (CTVA) Competitors

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to BV or CTVA?

In the previous week, Corteva had 18 more articles in the media than BrightView. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Corteva and 3 mentions for BrightView. Corteva's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat BrightView's score of 0.75 indicating that Corteva is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BrightView	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corteva	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BV or CTVA?

Corteva has higher revenue and earnings than BrightView. Corteva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightView, 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
BrightView	$2.74B	0.47	$66.40M	$0.18	74.81
Corteva	$16.91B	2.54	$907M	$1.29	48.64

Is BV or CTVA more profitable?

Corteva has a net margin of 5.36% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.64%. BrightView's return on equity of 7.86% beat Corteva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.64%	7.86%	2.96%
Corteva	5.36%	7.19%	4.26%

Which has more risk and volatility, BV or CTVA?

BrightView has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corteva has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BV or CTVA?

BrightView currently has a consensus target price of $17.11, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. Corteva has a consensus target price of $67.73, suggesting a potential upside of 7.94%. Given BrightView's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Corteva.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Corteva	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BV or CTVA?

92.4% of BrightView shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Corteva shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of BrightView shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Corteva shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BV or CTVA?

Corteva received 150 more outperform votes than BrightView when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.58% of users gave Corteva an outperform vote while only 37.21% of users gave BrightView an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BrightView	Outperform Votes 16 37.21%	Underperform Votes 27 62.79%
Corteva	Outperform Votes 166 60.58%	Underperform Votes 108 39.42%

Summary

Corteva beats BrightView on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.