Comparing Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) and Corporate Resource Services (OTCMKTS:CRRSQ)

Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) and Corporate Resource Services (OTCMKTS:CRRSQ) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 89.2% of Corporate Resource Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Brookfield Business Partners and Corporate Resource Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Business Partners	2	0	5	0	2.43
Corporate Resource Services	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brookfield Business Partners presently has a consensus target price of $35.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.24%. Given Brookfield Business Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than Corporate Resource Services.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brookfield Business Partners and Corporate Resource Services”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Business Partners	$40.62 billion	0.08	-$37.00 million	($0.13)	-267.00
Corporate Resource Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Corporate Resource Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Business Partners.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Business Partners and Corporate Resource Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Business Partners	3.38%	6.37%	1.33%
Corporate Resource Services	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Brookfield Business Partners beats Corporate Resource Services on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Business Partners

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition. The firm typically invests in business services, infrastructure services, construction, energy, and industrials sector. It prefers to take majority stake in companies. The firm seeks returns of at least 15% on its investments. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. was founded in 2016 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield Corporation.

About Corporate Resource Services

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. is in bankruptcy, previously it operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries that provides diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services with a focus on delivering its customers temporary staffing solutions for professional services, administrative and light industrial positions. The company was founded on December 15, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.