SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) versus Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Critical Contrast

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) and SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Bouygues and SiteOne Landscape Supply’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bouygues	1.88%	7.55%	1.71%
SiteOne Landscape Supply	2.98%	8.62%	4.30%

Volatility and Risk

Bouygues has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiteOne Landscape Supply has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bouygues and SiteOne Landscape Supply, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bouygues	1	1	1	0	2.00
SiteOne Landscape Supply	1	6	6	0	2.38

SiteOne Landscape Supply has a consensus price target of $150.10, indicating a potential upside of 3.89%. Given SiteOne Landscape Supply’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SiteOne Landscape Supply is more favorable than Bouygues.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bouygues and SiteOne Landscape Supply”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bouygues	$61.42 billion	1.57	$1.14 billion	$3.14	16.26
SiteOne Landscape Supply	$4.54 billion	1.42	$123.60 million	$3.08	46.91

Bouygues has higher revenue and earnings than SiteOne Landscape Supply. Bouygues is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SiteOne Landscape Supply, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

SiteOne Landscape Supply beats Bouygues on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bouygues

Bouygues SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction, energy, telecom, media, and transport infrastructure sectors in France and internationally. The company designs, builds, renovates, operates, and deconstructs building, infrastructure, and industrial projects; develops urban planning, residential, and commercial projects; builds and maintains roads and motorways, airport runways, ports, industrial logistics hubs, external works and amenities, reserved-lane public transport, recreational facilities, and environmental projects, as well as undertakes civil engineering, road safety, and signaling activities; produces, distributes, sells, and recycles aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen; construction, renewal, and maintenance of rail networks; and installation and maintenance of pipes and pipelines. It also provides design, installation, and maintenance services in various fields that include cooling and fire protection, digital and ICT, electrical, and mechanical and robotics, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In addition, the company produces TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1, and LCI complementary TV channels; operates Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV, TV Breizh, and Serieclub channels; produces, broadcasts, and distributes content; operates la seine musical entertainment and concert venue; and entertainment and leisure comprising licenses, podcasts, music production, and live events. Further, it offers telecom services; and mobile and fixed network services. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Paris, France.

About SiteOne Landscape Supply

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of landscape supplies in the United States and Canada. The company provides irrigation products, including controllers, valves, sprinkler heads, irrigation pipes, micro irrigation, and drip products; fertilizer, grass seed, and ice melt products; control products, such as herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other pesticides; landscape accessories that include mulches, soil amendments, drainage pipes, tools, and sods; nursery goods, which consist of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, ornamental, shade, evergreen trees, field grown and container-grown nursery stock, roses, perennials, annuals, bulbs, and plant species and cultivars; hardscapes, such as pavers, natural stones, blocks, and other durable materials; and outdoor lighting products that include lighting fixtures, LED lamps, wires, transformers, and accessories. It also offers consultative services consisting of assistance with irrigation project take-offs, commercial project planning, generation of sales leads, business operations, and product support services, as well as a series of technical and business management seminars; and distributes branded products of third parties. The company offers its products under the LESCO, SiteOne Green Tech, and Pro-Trade brand names. It markets its products primarily to residential and commercial landscape professionals who specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of lawns, gardens, golf courses, and other outdoor spaces through branch network and direct distribution. SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Roswell, Georgia.