Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) Competitors

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend GLDD or AGX?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.93%. Argan has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.79%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Argan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, GLDD or AGX?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GLDD or AGX?

In the previous week, Argan had 3 more articles in the media than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Argan and 2 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's score of 0.91 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Argan	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GLDD or AGX?

89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Argan shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GLDD or AGX?

Argan has higher revenue and earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	$762.69M	0.98	$57.26M	$1.02	10.81
Argan	$874.18M	3.13	$85.46M	$7.13	28.13

Is GLDD or AGX more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's net margin of 8.63%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	8.63%	15.72%	5.85%
Argan	11.00%	29.61%	12.82%

Summary

Argan beats Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.