Analyzing Connectm Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CNTM) and Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU)

Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) and Connectm Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CNTM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brookfield Business Partners and Connectm Technology Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Business Partners	$55.07 billion	0.03	$482.00 million	$8.10	2.66
Connectm Technology Solutions	N/A	N/A	-$14.94 million	N/A	N/A

Brookfield Business Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Connectm Technology Solutions.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Brookfield Business Partners and Connectm Technology Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Business Partners	0	0	5	1	3.17
Connectm Technology Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brookfield Business Partners presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.39%. Given Brookfield Business Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than Connectm Technology Solutions.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Connectm Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Connectm Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Business Partners and Connectm Technology Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Business Partners	11.77%	30.68%	6.74%
Connectm Technology Solutions	N/A	N/A	-41.21%

Volatility and Risk

Brookfield Business Partners has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Connectm Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Business Partners beats Connectm Technology Solutions on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Business Partners

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition. The firm typically invests in business services, infrastructure services, construction, energy, and industrials sector. It prefers to take majority stake in companies. The firm seeks returns of at least 15% on its investments. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. was founded in 2016 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield Corporation.

About Connectm Technology Solutions

Connectm Technology Solutions, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the electrification economy by integrating electrified energy assets with an AI-driven technology solutions platform. It provides solutions for residential and light commercial buildings, and all-electric original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), with a proprietary digital platform to accelerate the transition to solar and all-electric heating, cooling, and transportation to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, overall energy costs, and carbon footprint. The company was founded on March 22, 2019 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.