Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI) Competitors

Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) and Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSE:BDGI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer BDT or BDGI?

In the previous week, Badger Infrastructure Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Bird Construction. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Badger Infrastructure Solutions and 0 mentions for Bird Construction. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Bird Construction's score of 0.51 indicating that Badger Infrastructure Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bird Construction	Positive
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	Positive

Is BDT or BDGI more profitable?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Bird Construction's net margin of 2.81%. Bird Construction's return on equity of 26.11% beat Badger Infrastructure Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bird Construction	2.81%	26.11%	4.80%
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	5.71%	16.64%	6.26%

Do analysts recommend BDT or BDGI?

Bird Construction presently has a consensus price target of C$32.44, indicating a potential upside of 7.30%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a consensus price target of C$56.20, indicating a potential upside of 2.05%. Given Bird Construction's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bird Construction is more favorable than Badger Infrastructure Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bird Construction	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BDT or BDGI?

Bird Construction has higher revenue and earnings than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Bird Construction is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Infrastructure Solutions, 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
Bird Construction	C$3.31B	0.51	C$93.17M	C$1.65	18.31
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	C$506.63M	2.60	C$28.91M	C$1.73	31.88

Is BDT or BDGI a better dividend stock?

Bird Construction pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Bird Construction pays out 50.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, BDT or BDGI?

Bird Construction has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BDT or BDGI?

34.0% of Bird Construction shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Bird Construction shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Badger Infrastructure Solutions beats Bird Construction on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.