Reviewing PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) & Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP)

PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PureCycle Technologies and Concrete Pumping”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$289.14 million	($1.69)	-8.04
Concrete Pumping	$425.87 million	0.85	$16.21 million	$0.16	44.13

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

Profitability

This table compares PureCycle Technologies and Concrete Pumping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	-107.05%	-23.78%
Concrete Pumping	2.65%	4.19%	1.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for PureCycle Technologies and Concrete Pumping, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PureCycle Technologies	1	0	4	2	3.00
Concrete Pumping	0	3	1	0	2.25

PureCycle Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.23%. Given PureCycle Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats PureCycle Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

About Concrete Pumping

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. provides concrete pumping and waste management services in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers concrete pumping services to general contractors and concrete finishing companies in the commercial, infrastructure, and residential sectors under the Brundage-Bone and Capital Pumping brands; and industrial cleanup and containment services primarily to customers in the construction industry under the Eco-Pan brand. It leases and rents concrete pumping equipment, pans, and containers. As of October 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of approximately 930 boom pumps, 90 placing booms, 20 telebelts, 300 stationary pumps, and 115 waste management trucks. Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.