Buzzi (OTCMKTS:BZZUF – Get Free Report) and Arcosa (NYSE:ACA – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Buzzi and Arcosa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Buzzi | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Arcosa | 17.90% | 7.90% | 4.22% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Buzzi and Arcosa, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Buzzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Arcosa | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Volatility and Risk
Buzzi has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
90.7% of Arcosa shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Arcosa shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Buzzi and Arcosa”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Buzzi | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Arcosa | $2.88 billion | 2.48 | $208.40 million | $9.98 | 14.57 |
Arcosa has higher revenue and earnings than Buzzi.
Summary
Arcosa beats Buzzi on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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