Critical Review: Buzzi (BZZUY) vs. Its Peers

Buzzi (OTCMKTS:BZZUY) is one of 74 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Buzzi to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Dividends

Buzzi pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Buzzi pays out -25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 177.6% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Buzzi and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	-379.97
Buzzi Competitors	$32.73 billion	$651.37 million	26.98

Buzzi’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Buzzi. Buzzi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Buzzi and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Buzzi	0	4	1	0	2.20
Buzzi Competitors	407	2069	2844	86	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 418.53%. Given Buzzi’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Buzzi has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Buzzi and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Buzzi	N/A	N/A	N/A
Buzzi Competitors	4.49%	7.93%	4.94%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Buzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Buzzi peers beat Buzzi on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Buzzi Company Profile

Buzzi S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates. It has operations primarily in Italy, the United States, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Mexico, and Brazil. Buzzi S.p.A. was formerly known as Buzzi Unicem S.p.A. and changed its name to Buzzi S.p.A. in May 2023. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Casale Monferrato, Italy. Buzzi S.p.A. is a subsidiary of Fimedi – S.P.A.