Buzzi (BZZUY) versus Its Competitors Critical Contrast

Buzzi (OTCMKTS:BZZUY) is one of 74 public companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Buzzi to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Buzzi and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	N/A
Buzzi Competitors	4.78%	8.28%	5.03%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Buzzi and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	-371.95
Buzzi Competitors	$32.57 billion	$651.37 million	31.63

Buzzi’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Buzzi. Buzzi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Buzzi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Buzzi pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Buzzi pays out -25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 175.1% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Buzzi and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Buzzi	0	4	1	0	2.20
Buzzi Competitors	404	2049	2828	83	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 401.98%. Given Buzzi’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Buzzi has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Buzzi competitors beat Buzzi on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Buzzi Company Profile

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.