Critical Comparison: Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) versus Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY)

Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Barratt Redrow and Construction Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Redrow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Construction Partners	3.99%	15.26%	4.40%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Barratt Redrow and Construction Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barratt Redrow	1	2	3	1	2.57
Construction Partners	0	3	2	2	2.86

Construction Partners has a consensus target price of $127.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.01%. Given Construction Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Construction Partners is more favorable than Barratt Redrow.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Barratt Redrow and Construction Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barratt Redrow	$7.22 billion	0.68	$241.22 million	N/A	N/A
Construction Partners	$2.81 billion	2.23	$101.78 million	$2.20	50.51

Barratt Redrow has higher revenue and earnings than Construction Partners.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Barratt Redrow shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Construction Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Construction Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Barratt Redrow has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Construction Partners beats Barratt Redrow on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barratt Redrow

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.

About Construction Partners

Construction Partners, Inc., a civil infrastructure company, constructs and maintains roadways in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company provides various products and services to public and private infrastructure projects, such as highways, roads, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential developments. It also engages in manufacturing and distributing hot mix asphalt (HMA) for internal use and sales to third parties in connection with construction projects; and paving activities, including the construction of roadway base layers and application of asphalt pavement. In addition, the company is involved in site development, including the installation of utility and drainage systems; mining aggregates, such as sand, gravel, and construction stones that are used as raw materials in the production of HMA; and distributing liquid asphalt cement for internal use and sales to third parties in connection with HMA production. The company was formerly known as SunTx CPI Growth Company, Inc. and changed its name to Construction Partners, Inc. in September 2017. Construction Partners, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Dothan, Alabama.