Buzzi (BZZUY) & The Competition Critical Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Buzzi and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Buzzi	0	4	0	0	2.00
Buzzi Competitors	408	2070	2844	86	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 436.67%. Given Buzzi’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Buzzi has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Buzzi and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	-358.06
Buzzi Competitors	$32.69 billion	$651.37 million	26.84

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

Profitability

This table compares Buzzi and its rivals’ 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%

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 185.6% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Buzzi rivals 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.