BrightView (NYSE:BV) & Itex (OTCMKTS:ITEX) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	1.90%	7.85%	2.98%
Itex	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	3	2	2	2	2.33
Itex	0	0	0	0	0.00

BrightView currently has a consensus price target of $14.68, suggesting a potential upside of 19.08%. Given BrightView’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Itex.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightView	$2.67 billion	0.43	$56.00 million	($0.02)	-616.55
Itex	$5.44 million	0.92	$500,000.00	N/A	N/A

BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than Itex.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightView shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Itex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

BrightView has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itex has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BrightView beats Itex on 11 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 Itex

ITEX Corporation operates a marketplace in which products and services are exchanged by marketplace members without exchanging cash in the United States. The company’s marketplace provides a forum for members to purchase from and sell their products and services to other members using ITEX dollars instead of United States dollars. It also administers the marketplace, as well as provides record-keeping and payment transaction processing services. In addition, the company services its member businesses through its independent licensed brokers and franchise network. ITEX Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.