Head to Head Review: Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) versus Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Blue Bird and Concrete Leveling Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	0	2	6	0	2.75
Concrete Leveling Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A

Blue Bird presently has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.17%. Given Blue Bird’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Concrete Leveling Systems.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Bird and Concrete Leveling Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	7.65%	116.23%	23.50%
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Blue Bird and Concrete Leveling Systems”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.30 billion	1.10	$23.81 million	$2.47	17.87
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-29.63

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Leveling Systems. Concrete Leveling Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Bird, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Concrete Leveling Systems on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Bird

Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides financing services and extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.

About Concrete Leveling Systems

Concrete Leveling Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of specialized equipment for use in the concrete leveling industry. It fabricates and markets a concrete leveling service unit that consists of a mixing device to mix lime with water and a pumping device capable of pumping the mixture under pressure into pre-drilled holes. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Canton, Ohio.