Argan (AGX) Competitors

Argan (NYSE:AGX) and Limbach (NASDAQ:LMB) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is AGX or LMB more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Limbach's net margin of 3.08%. Limbach's return on equity of 18.30% beat Argan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argan	7.53%	13.00%	7.71%
Limbach	3.08%	18.30%	6.40%

Do analysts recommend AGX or LMB?

Limbach has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.50%. Given Limbach's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Limbach is more favorable than Argan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Limbach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to AGX or LMB?

In the previous week, Limbach had 3 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Limbach and 0 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Limbach's score of 0.29 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Argan	Positive
Limbach	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGX or LMB?

Argan received 102 more outperform votes than Limbach when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.04% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Limbach an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Argan	Outperform Votes 310 69.04%	Underperform Votes 139 30.96%
Limbach	Outperform Votes 208 55.17%	Underperform Votes 169 44.83%

Which has more risk & volatility, AGX or LMB?

Argan has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Limbach has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AGX or LMB?

Argan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Limbach. Argan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Limbach, 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
Argan	$455.04M	1.34	$33.10M	$2.66	17.17
Limbach	$496.78M	0.66	$6.80M	$1.42	20.97

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AGX or LMB?

79.2% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Limbach shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Argan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Limbach shares are held 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

Argan beats Limbach on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.