Analyzing HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:HOCFF) & Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP)

HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:HOCFF) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft and Concrete Pumping, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	0	0.00
Concrete Pumping	0	2	1	2	3.00

Concrete Pumping has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.64%. Given Concrete Pumping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.1% of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by institutional investors. 28.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft and Concrete Pumping”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$2.54	203.00
Concrete Pumping	$392.87 million	1.27	$6.37 million	$0.14	70.64

Concrete Pumping has higher revenue and earnings than HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft. Concrete Pumping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft and Concrete Pumping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A
Concrete Pumping	2.23%	3.47%	1.03%

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft

HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft engages in the construction business worldwide. The company operates through HOCHTIEF Americas, HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific, and HOCHTIEF Europe divisions. The HOCHTIEF Americas division provides building and transportation infrastructure construction services primarily in the United States and Canada. The HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific division provides construction, mineral processing, engineering, concessions, and operations and maintenance services for the infrastructure, resources, and real estate markets. This division also undertakes public-private partnerships (PPP). The HOCHTIEF Europe develops and realizes concessions and operator projects in the areas of roads and social infrastructure, energy, and digital. HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany. HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft operates as a subsidiary of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.

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.