Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS – Get Free Report) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tecnoglass and Builders FirstSource, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tecnoglass | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Builders FirstSource | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2.24 |
Tecnoglass currently has a consensus target price of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 68.17%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $90.35, indicating a potential upside of 44.17%. Given Tecnoglass’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tecnoglass is more favorable than Builders FirstSource.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Tecnoglass and Builders FirstSource”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tecnoglass | $983.61 million | 1.70 | $159.57 million | $2.84 | 13.26 |
| Builders FirstSource | $15.19 billion | 0.44 | $435.20 million | $0.91 | 68.87 |
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Builders FirstSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tecnoglass and Builders FirstSource’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tecnoglass | 12.35% | 17.84% | 10.14% |
| Builders FirstSource | 0.71% | 11.73% | 4.32% |
Summary
Tecnoglass beats Builders FirstSource on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tecnoglass
Tecnoglass Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, produces, markets, and installs architectural systems for the commercial and residential construction industries in Colombia, the United States, Panama, and internationally. The company offers low emissivity, laminated/thermo-laminated, thermo-acoustic, tempered, silk-screened, curved, and digital print glass products. It also provides aluminum products, including bars, plates, profiles, rods, and tubes that are used in the manufacture of architectural glass settings, such as windows, doors, spatial separators, and related products. In addition, the company offers curtain wall/floating facades, windows and doors, interior dividers and commercial display windows, hurricane-proof windows, and stick facade systems; and other products comprising awnings, structures, automatic doors, and other components of architectural systems. It markets and sells its products primarily under the Tecnoglass, ESWindows, and Alutions brands through internal and independent sales representatives, as wells as directly to distributors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia. Tecnoglass Inc. is a subsidiary of Energy Holding Corporation.
About Builders FirstSource
Builders FirstSource, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies building materials, manufactured components, and construction services to professional homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers in the United States. It offers lumber and lumber sheet goods comprising dimensional lumber, plywood, and oriented strand board products that are used in on-site house framing; manufactured products, such as wood floor and roof trusses, floor trusses, wall panels, stairs, and engineered wood products; and windows, and interior and exterior door units, as well as interior trims and custom products comprising intricate mouldings, stair parts, and columns under the Synboard brand name. The company also provides specialty building products and services, including vinyl, composite and wood siding, exterior trims, metal studs, cement, roofing, insulation, wallboards, ceilings, cabinets, and hardware products; turn-key framing, shell construction, design assistance, and professional installation services. In addition, it offers software products, such as drafting, estimating, quoting, and virtual home design services, which provide software solutions to retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and homebuilders. The company was formerly known as BSL Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Builders FirstSource, Inc. in October 1999. Builders FirstSource, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Irving, Texas.
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