Head-To-Head Review: Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) versus Buzzi (OTCMKTS:BZZUF)

Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) and Buzzi (OTCMKTS:BZZUF) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Arcosa and Buzzi”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arcosa	$2.88 billion	2.48	$208.40 million	$9.98	14.57
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Arcosa has higher revenue and earnings than Buzzi.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Arcosa and Buzzi, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arcosa	0	4	3	0	2.43
Buzzi	1	0	0	0	1.00

Arcosa currently has a consensus price target of $141.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.83%. Given Arcosa’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arcosa is more favorable than Buzzi.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.7% of Arcosa shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Arcosa shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Arcosa and Buzzi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcosa	17.90%	7.90%	4.22%
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Arcosa has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buzzi has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arcosa beats Buzzi on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Arcosa

Arcosa, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure-related products and solutions for the construction, engineered structures, and transportation markets in the United States. It operates through three segments: Construction Products, Engineered Structures, and Transportation Products. The Construction Products segment offers natural and recycled aggregates; specialty materials; and construction site support equipment, including trench shields and shoring products for residential and non-residential construction, and specialty/other products, as well as for infrastructure construction. The Engineered Structures segment offers utility structures, wind towers, traffic structures, and telecommunication structures for electricity transmission and distribution, wind power generation, highway road construction, and wireless communication markets. The Transportation Products segment offers inland barges, fiberglass barge covers, winches, marine hardware, and steel components for railcars and transportation equipment; cast components for industrial and mining sectors; and axles, circular forgings, and coupling devices for freight, tank, locomotive, and passenger rail transportation equipment, as well as other industrial uses. Arcosa, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Buzzi

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.