Reviewing Balfour Beatty (OTCMKTS:BAFYY) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP)

Balfour Beatty (OTCMKTS:BAFYY) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Balfour Beatty and Concrete Pumping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Balfour Beatty	N/A	N/A	N/A
Concrete Pumping	2.23%	3.47%	1.03%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Balfour Beatty and Concrete Pumping”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Balfour Beatty	$11.93 billion	0.20	$244.97 million	N/A	N/A
Concrete Pumping	$392.87 million	1.16	$6.37 million	$0.14	64.50

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Pumping.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Balfour Beatty and Concrete Pumping, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Balfour Beatty	0	0	0	0	0.00
Concrete Pumping	0	3	1	1	2.60

Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.51%. Given Concrete Pumping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Volatility and Risk

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Balfour Beatty on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty plc finances, designs, develops, builds, and maintains infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Construction Services, Support Services, and Infrastructure Investments. The company constructs buildings, including commercial, healthcare, education, retail, and residential assets; and infrastructure assets comprising highways and railways, as well as other large-scale infrastructure assets, such as waste, water, and energy plants. It also offers a range of services, including design and/or build, mechanical and electrical engineering, shell and core and/or fit-out, and interior refurbishment; support services to various utility assets comprising servicing of power transmission and distribution assets, as well as construction and maintenance of electricity networks, including replacement or new build of overhead lines, underground cabling, cable tunnels, and offshore wind farm maintenance; and maintenance, asset and network management, and design services for highways, railways, and other assets. In addition, the company operates a portfolio of service concession assets comprising roads, healthcare, student accommodation, biomass, and waste and offshore transmission sectors; offers real estate management services, such as property development and asset management services; and develops housing units on land. Balfour Beatty plc was founded in 1909 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Concrete Pumping

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. provides concrete pumping and waste management services in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers concrete pumping services to general contractors and concrete finishing companies in the commercial, infrastructure, and residential sectors under the Brundage-Bone and Capital Pumping brands; and industrial cleanup and containment services primarily to customers in the construction industry under the Eco-Pan brand. It leases and rents concrete pumping equipment, pans, and containers. As of October 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of approximately 930 boom pumps, 90 placing booms, 20 telebelts, 300 stationary pumps, and 115 waste management trucks. Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.