Taisei (OTCMKTS:TISCF – Get Free Report) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Taisei and Concrete Pumping”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Taisei | N/A | N/A | N/A | $27.88 | 4.36 |
| Concrete Pumping | $392.87 million | 1.18 | $6.37 million | $0.14 | 65.79 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
13.7% of Taisei shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by 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 Taisei and Concrete Pumping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Taisei | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Concrete Pumping | 2.23% | 3.47% | 1.03% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Taisei and Concrete Pumping, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Taisei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Concrete Pumping | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.60 |
Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Concrete Pumping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Taisei.
Summary
Concrete Pumping beats Taisei on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Taisei
Taisei Corporation engages in the civil engineering, construction, and real estate development businesses in Japan. The company constructs offices, commercial facilities, factories, schools, hospitals, tunnels, bridges, dams, railways, expressways, etc.; and engineers production facilities and development facilities for pharmaceutical and logistics fields. It also involved in the redevelopment, public-private partnership/private finance initiative, property management, in-house development, and condominium sales projects. The company was formerly known as Nippon Doboku Corporation and changed its name to Taisei Corporation in 1946. Taisei Corporation was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Concrete Pumping
Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. provides concrete pumping and waste management services in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers concrete pumping services to general contractors and concrete finishing companies in the commercial, infrastructure, and residential sectors under the Brundage-Bone and Capital Pumping brands; and industrial cleanup and containment services primarily to customers in the construction industry under the Eco-Pan brand. It leases and rents concrete pumping equipment, pans, and containers. As of October 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of approximately 930 boom pumps, 90 placing booms, 20 telebelts, 300 stationary pumps, and 115 waste management trucks. Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.
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