ScanSource (NASDAQ:SCSC – Get Free Report) and Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.9% of ScanSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of ScanSource shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ScanSource and Bouygues”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ScanSource | $3.04 billion | 0.32 | $71.55 million | $3.01 | 14.61 |
| Bouygues | $61.42 billion | 1.34 | $1.14 billion | $3.07 | 14.17 |
Bouygues has higher revenue and earnings than ScanSource. Bouygues is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ScanSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for ScanSource and Bouygues, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ScanSource | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Bouygues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
ScanSource presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.52%. Given ScanSource’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ScanSource is more favorable than Bouygues.
Volatility & Risk
ScanSource has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bouygues has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ScanSource and Bouygues’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ScanSource | 2.35% | 9.38% | 4.87% |
| Bouygues | 1.86% | 7.52% | 1.72% |
Summary
ScanSource beats Bouygues on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ScanSource
ScanSource, Inc. engages in the distribution of technology products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. It operates through two segments, Specialty Technology Solutions and Modern Communications & Cloud. The Specialty Technology Solutions segment provides a portfolio of solutions primarily for enterprise mobile computing, data capture, barcode printing, point of sale (POS), payments, networking, electronic physical security, cyber security, and other technologies. This segment offers data capture and POS solutions to automate the collection, processing, and communication of information for commercial and industrial applications, including retail sales, distribution, shipping, inventory control, materials handling, warehouse management, and health care applications. It also provides electronic physical security products, such as identification, access control, video surveillance, and intrusion-related devices; networking products comprising wireless and networking infrastructure products; other software-as-a-service (SaaS) products; and engages in hardware rental activities. The Modern Communications & Cloud segment offers a portfolio of solutions primarily for communications technologies and services comprising voice, video conferencing, wireless, data networking, cybersecurity, cable, unified communications and collaboration, cloud, and technology services, as well as IP networks and other solutions for various vertical markets, such as education, healthcare, and government. The company serves manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, retail and e-commerce, hospitality, transportation and logistics, government, education and healthcare, and other industries. ScanSource, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
About Bouygues
Bouygues SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction, energy, telecom, media, and transport infrastructure sectors in France and internationally. The company designs, builds, renovates, operates, and deconstructs building, infrastructure, and industrial projects; develops urban planning, residential, and commercial projects; builds and maintains roads and motorways, airport runways, ports, industrial logistics hubs, external works and amenities, reserved-lane public transport, recreational facilities, and environmental projects, as well as undertakes civil engineering, road safety, and signaling activities; produces, distributes, sells, and recycles aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen; construction, renewal, and maintenance of rail networks; and installation and maintenance of pipes and pipelines. It also provides design, installation, and maintenance services in various fields that include cooling and fire protection, digital and ICT, electrical, and mechanical and robotics, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In addition, the company produces TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1, and LCI complementary TV channels; operates Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV, TV Breizh, and Serieclub channels; produces, broadcasts, and distributes content; operates la seine musical entertainment and concert venue; and entertainment and leisure comprising licenses, podcasts, music production, and live events. Further, it offers telecom services; and mobile and fixed network services. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Paris, France.
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