Critical Review: Buzzi (BZZUY) and The Competition

Buzzi (OTCMKTS:BZZUY) is one of 74 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Buzzi to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Dividends

Buzzi pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Buzzi pays out -25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 185.9% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Buzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Buzzi and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	-358.06
Buzzi Competitors	$6.77 billion	$651.37 million	26.83

Buzzi’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Buzzi. Buzzi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Buzzi and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	N/A
Buzzi Competitors	4.49%	7.93%	4.94%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Buzzi and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Buzzi	0	4	1	0	2.20
Buzzi Competitors	407	2070	2844	86	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 435.38%. Given Buzzi’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Buzzi has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Buzzi competitors beat Buzzi on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Buzzi Company Profile

Buzzi S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates. It has operations primarily in Italy, the United States, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Mexico, and Brazil. Buzzi S.p.A. was formerly known as Buzzi Unicem S.p.A. and changed its name to Buzzi S.p.A. in May 2023. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Casale Monferrato, Italy. Buzzi S.p.A. is a subsidiary of Fimedi – S.P.A.