HomeServe (OTCMKTS:HMSVY) versus BrightView (NYSE:BV) Financial Comparison

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and HomeServe (OTCMKTS:HMSVY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BrightView and HomeServe”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightView	$2.67 billion	0.39	$56.00 million	($0.25)	-45.12
HomeServe	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than HomeServe.

Profitability

This table compares BrightView and HomeServe’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	0.74%	5.03%	1.87%
HomeServe	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.4% of BrightView shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of HomeServe shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightView shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for BrightView and HomeServe, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	3	2	3	1	2.22
HomeServe	0	0	0	0	0.00

BrightView presently has a consensus target price of $14.10, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given BrightView’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BrightView is more favorable than HomeServe.

Summary

BrightView beats HomeServe on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BrightView

BrightView Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial landscaping services in the United States. It operates through two segments, Maintenance Services and Development Services. The Maintenance Services segment delivers a suite of recurring commercial landscaping services, including mowing, gardening, mulching and snow removal, water management, irrigation maintenance, tree care, golf course maintenance, and specialty turf maintenance. Its customers' properties include corporate and commercial properties, homeowners associations, public parks, hotels and resorts, airport authorities, municipalities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses. This segment's customer base includes approximately 8,800 office parks and corporate campuses 7,100 residential communities, and 550 educational institutions. The Development Services segment offers landscape architecture and development services for new facilities and redesign projects. Its services include project design and management services, landscape architecture and installation, irrigation installation, tree moving and installation, pool and water features, sports field, and other services. BrightView Holdings, Inc. also operates as official field consultant to various league baseball. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

About HomeServe

HomeServe Plc engages in the provision of home emergency and repair services. It operates through the Membership & Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning and Home Experts segments. The company was founded by Richard David Harpin and Jeremy Peter Middleton in 1993 and is headquartered in Walsall, the United Kingdom.