Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI) Competitors

Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSE:BDGI) and Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media prefer BDGI or BDT?

In the previous week, Bird Construction had 38 more articles in the media than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Bird Construction and 5 mentions for Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Bird Construction's score of 0.69 indicating that Badger Infrastructure Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Bird Construction	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BDGI or BDT more profitable?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a net margin of 5.81% compared to Bird Construction's net margin of 2.56%. Bird Construction's return on equity of 24.03% beat Badger Infrastructure Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	5.81%	17.63%	6.15%
Bird Construction	2.56%	24.03%	4.10%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BDGI or BDT?

Bird Construction has higher revenue and earnings than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Bird Construction is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Infrastructure Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	C$702.15M	2.08	C$40.79M	C$1.62	26.10
Bird Construction	C$2.80B	0.41	C$71.54M	C$1.33	15.87

Do analysts rate BDGI or BDT?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions presently has a consensus price target of C$53.06, indicating a potential upside of 25.49%. Bird Construction has a consensus price target of C$23.71, indicating a potential upside of 12.34%. Given Badger Infrastructure Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Badger Infrastructure Solutions is more favorable than Bird Construction.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Bird Construction	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BDGI or BDT?

Bird Construction received 292 more outperform votes than Badger Infrastructure Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.52% of users gave Bird Construction an outperform vote while only 28.30% of users gave Badger Infrastructure Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	Outperform Votes 15 28.30%	Underperform Votes 38 71.70%
Bird Construction	Outperform Votes 307 55.52%	Underperform Votes 246 44.48%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BDGI or BDT?

58.1% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.1% of Bird Construction shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Bird Construction shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BDGI or BDT?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bird Construction has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDGI or BDT a better dividend stock?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Bird Construction pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bird Construction pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bird Construction is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Badger Infrastructure Solutions and Bird Construction tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.