Brookfield Business (BBUC) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Brookfield Business (NYSE:BBUC) is one of 189 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Brookfield Business to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brookfield Business and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Business	$27.46 billion	-$26.00 million	-65.92
Brookfield Business Competitors	$9.58 billion	$456.06 million	-5,855.22

Brookfield Business has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Brookfield Business is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Business	1.13%	2.05%	0.40%
Brookfield Business Competitors	-4.00%	3.90%	3.79%

Dividends

Brookfield Business pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Brookfield Business pays out -64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.2% and pay out 26.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Brookfield Business shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Brookfield Business and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Business	1	2	3	0	2.33
Brookfield Business Competitors	816	3400	7223	354	2.60

Brookfield Business currently has a consensus target price of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.47%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 32.69%. Given Brookfield Business’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Brookfield Business has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Business’ competitors have a beta of 1.61, suggesting that their average share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Business competitors beat Brookfield Business on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Brookfield Business

Brookfield Business Corporation focuses on healthcare, construction, and wastewater services in the United States, Europe, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Brazil. It operates through three segments: Business Services, Infrastructure Services, and Industrials. The company operates 42 hospitals; offers construction services for office, residential, hospitality and leisure, social infrastructure, retail, and mixed-use properties; and provides nuclear technology services, such as fuel, maintenance services, engineering solutions, instrumentation and control systems, and manufactured components for nuclear power plants. It also engages in the collection, treatment, and distribution of water and wastewater to the residential and governmental customers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.