Critical Contrast: Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) vs. Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW)

Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ming Shing Group and Concrete Pumping, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ming Shing Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Concrete Pumping	0	3	2	0	2.40

Concrete Pumping has a consensus target price of $7.31, indicating a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Concrete Pumping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ming Shing Group and Concrete Pumping”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ming Shing Group	$27.57 million	2.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
Concrete Pumping	$425.87 million	0.84	$16.21 million	$0.26	25.81

Concrete Pumping has higher revenue and earnings than Ming Shing Group.

Profitability

This table compares Ming Shing Group and Concrete Pumping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ming Shing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Concrete Pumping	3.81%	6.19%	2.17%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Ming Shing Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ming Shing Group

Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited is a company mainly engaged in wet trades works, such as plastering works, tile laying works, brick laying works, floor screeding works and marble works. Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited is based in Hong Kong.

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.