Brookfield Business (BBUC) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Brookfield Business (NYSE:BBUC) is one of 190 public companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Brookfield Business to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brookfield Business and its rivals, 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	817	3379	7198	347	2.60

Brookfield Business presently has a consensus target price of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 40.41%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 33.26%. Given Brookfield Business’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brookfield Business and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Business	$27.46 billion	-$26.00 million	-71.58
Brookfield Business Competitors	$9.51 billion	$451.69 million	-5,853.60

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Brookfield Business shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Brookfield Business pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 2.0% and pay out 24.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Business and its rivals’ 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	-4.02%	3.70%	3.77%

Volatility & Risk

Brookfield Business has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Business’ rivals have a beta of 1.61, meaning that their average stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Business rivals 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.