Comparing BrightView (NYSE:BV) and VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG)

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BrightView and VCI Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightView	$2.67 billion	0.47	$56.00 million	$0.04	330.00
VCI Global	$27.83 million	0.11	$7.87 million	N/A	N/A

BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than VCI Global.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.10%	8.43%	3.21%
VCI Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BrightView and VCI Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	1	3	2	2	2.63
VCI Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

BrightView currently has a consensus target price of $14.70, suggesting a potential upside of 11.36%. Given BrightView’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BrightView is more favorable than VCI Global.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of VCI Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightView shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

BrightView has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VCI Global has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BrightView beats VCI Global on 12 of the 13 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 VCI Global

VCI Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides business and technology consulting services in Malaysia. The company offers business strategy consultancy services, including listing solutions, investors relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It also provides technology consultancy services and solutions, such as digital development, fintech solution, and software solutions. In addition, the company engages in corporate and business advisory services in corporate finance, corporate structuring and restructuring, equity investment, and merger and acquisition; listings on recognized stock exchanges; fintech advisory; technology development; and computer software programming. Further, it is involved in provision of artificial intelligence; image processing; communication; networking and process control software services; money lending services; education and training services; real estate management consultancy services; and leasing and operational management of resort properties. The company serves its products to small-medium enterprises and government-linked agencies, as well as to publicly traded conglomerates across various industries. VCI Global Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.