TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) Head-To-Head Survey

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for TopBuild and Holcim, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TopBuild	0	9	4	1	2.43
Holcim	0	3	5	3	3.00

TopBuild presently has a consensus price target of $465.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.16%. Holcim has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential downside of 6.93%. Given TopBuild’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Holcim.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Holcim shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of TopBuild shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TopBuild and Holcim”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TopBuild	$5.62 billion	1.77	$521.73 million	$17.80	19.92
Holcim	$18.97 billion	2.70	$15.91 billion	N/A	N/A

Holcim has higher revenue and earnings than TopBuild.

Risk & Volatility

TopBuild has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holcim has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares TopBuild and Holcim’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TopBuild	8.95%	23.53%	8.61%
Holcim	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

TopBuild beats Holcim on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TopBuild

TopBuild Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation and distribution of insulation and other building material products to the construction industry. The company operates in two segments, Installation and Specialty Distribution. It provides insulation products and accessories, glass and windows, rain gutters, garage doors, fireplaces, roofing materials, closet shelving, and other products. The company also offers insulation installation services for fiberglass batts and rolls, blown-in loose fill fiberglass, polyurethane spray foam, and blown-in loose fill cellulose applications. In addition, it distributes building and mechanical insulation, insulation accessories, and other building product materials for the residential, commercial, and industrial end markets. The company serves single-family homebuilders, single-family custom builders, multi-family builders, commercial general contractors, remodelers, and individual homeowners, as well as insulation contractors, gutter contractors, weatherization contractors, other contractors, dealers, metal building erectors, and modular home builders. It operates installation branches and distribution centers in the United States and Canada. The company was formerly known as Masco SpinCo Corp. and changed its name to TopBuild Corp. in March 2015. TopBuild Corp. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.

About Holcim

Holcim AG, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a building materials and solutions company worldwide. It operates through North America; Latin America; Europe; Asia, Middle East & Africa; and Solutions & Products segments. The company offers cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates, such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; and precast, concrete products, asphalts, mortars, roofing systems, insulation tile adhesives, facade solutions, and contracting and services. It also engages in distribution and retail activities comprising product availability and deliveries, in-store animation and shopping experience, one-stop retail shop, digital services and solutions, and financing and cash-flow solutions; and waste management services. The company's products are used in infrastructure projects, such as tunnels, railways and train stations, airports and ports, and bridges; housing projects, including individual and collective housing; commercial projects comprising offices, retail, and public buildings; and industrial projects consisting of renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining. It sells under the ECOPact, ECOPlanet, ECOCycle, Airium, DYNAMax, Aggneo, Ductal, Hydromedia, TectorPrint, Aggregate Industries, Disensa, Duro-Last, Elevate, Geocycle, Holcim, Lafarge, Malarkey Roofing Products, and PRB Group brands. The company was formerly known as LafargeHolcim Ltd and changed its name to Holcim AG in May 2021. The company was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.