Both in Construction

Energy Services of America vs Concrete Pumping Holdings

Over the past year ESOA returned −8.1% and BBCP returned +51.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.17.

ESOA −8.1% BBCP +51.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricESOABBCP
Price$9.82$9.95
Market cap$183.2M$501.4M
Today+4.14%+2.26%
1 month−11.0%+2.6%
6 months−39.5%+27.4%
Year to date+20.2%+48.3%
1 year−11.1%+55.7%
Revenue growth (YoY)+25.5%+12.6%
Gross margin11.0%38.7%
Net margin2.5%3.8%
P/E (TTM)17.5×58.3×
Price / sales0.4×1.2×
Net cash-$30.7M-$375.8M
Dividend yield1.63%5.23%
Volatility (60d)48.0%41.0%
Short % of float3.5%4.8%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).