Ming Shing Group (MSW) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SLND or MSW?

Southland currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.90%. Given Southland's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Southland is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ming Shing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SLND or MSW?

Ming Shing Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Southland.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southland	$931.57M	0.25	-$19.25M	-$2.27	-1.93
Ming Shing Group	$27.57M	2.13	$2.33M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to SLND or MSW?

In the previous week, Southland and Southland both had 1 articles in the media. Ming Shing Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Southland's score of 0.00 indicating that Ming Shing Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Southland	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ming Shing Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SLND or MSW more profitable?

Ming Shing Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Southland's net margin of -10.38%. Ming Shing Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Southland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%
Ming Shing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SLND or MSW?

2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.0% of Southland shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Southland and Ming Shing Group tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.