Analyzing BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares BrightView and Civeo’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%
Civeo	-1.93%	-7.82%	-2.72%

Volatility and Risk

BrightView has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Civeo has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Civeo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightView shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Civeo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BrightView and Civeo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightView	$2.67 billion	0.36	$56.00 million	($0.25)	-41.58
Civeo	$638.85 million	0.52	-$20.07 million	($1.17)	-27.41

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for BrightView and Civeo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	2	3	3	1	2.33
Civeo	1	1	4	0	2.50

BrightView presently has a consensus target price of $14.10, suggesting a potential upside of 35.64%. Civeo has a consensus target price of $42.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.76%. Given BrightView’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Civeo.

Summary

BrightView beats Civeo on 10 of the 15 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 Civeo

Civeo Corporation provides hospitality services to the natural resource industry in Canada, Australia, and the United States. The company develops lodges and villages; and mobile assets, including modular, skid-mounted accommodation, and central facilities that provide short to medium-term accommodation needs. It offers food, housekeeping, and maintenance services, as well as laundry, facility management and maintenance, water and wastewater treatment, power generation, communication systems, security, and logistics services, and camp management services. In addition, the company provides development activities for workforce accommodation facilities, including site selection, permitting, engineering and design, manufacturing management, and site construction services, as well as lodging and catering services. It serves oil, mining, engineering, and oilfield and mining service companies. Civeo Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.