Matrix Service (MTRX) Competitors

Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) and Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, BBCP or MTRX?

Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBCP or MTRX?

34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Matrix Service shares are held by institutional investors. 27.4% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Matrix Service shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BBCP or MTRX?

In the previous week, Concrete Pumping had 16 more articles in the media than Matrix Service. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Concrete Pumping and 0 mentions for Matrix Service. Concrete Pumping's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Matrix Service's score of -0.54 indicating that Matrix Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Concrete Pumping	Negative
Matrix Service	Neutral

Is BBCP or MTRX more profitable?

Concrete Pumping has a net margin of 4.25% compared to Concrete Pumping's net margin of -2.81%. Matrix Service's return on equity of 6.83% beat Concrete Pumping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concrete Pumping	4.25%	6.83%	2.32%
Matrix Service	-2.81%	-15.99%	-6.93%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BBCP or MTRX?

Concrete Pumping has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Matrix Service. Matrix Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concrete Pumping, 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
Concrete Pumping	$442.24M	0.83	$31.79M	$0.31	21.87
Matrix Service	$744.57M	0.41	-$52.36M	-$0.76	-14.64

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBCP or MTRX?

Matrix Service received 162 more outperform votes than Concrete Pumping when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.94% of users gave Concrete Pumping an outperform vote while only 55.77% of users gave Matrix Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 123 56.94%	Underperform Votes 93 43.06%
Matrix Service	Outperform Votes 285 55.77%	Underperform Votes 226 44.23%

Do analysts rate BBCP or MTRX?

Concrete Pumping currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.87%. Matrix Service has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.24%. Given Concrete Pumping's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Matrix Service	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Matrix Service on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.