Argan (AGX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AGX or LMB?

Argan presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.42%. Limbach has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.43%. Given Argan's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Argan is more favorable than Limbach.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Limbach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AGX or LMB?

Argan has higher revenue and earnings than Limbach. Limbach 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
Argan	$573.33M	1.40	$32.36M	$2.39	25.41
Limbach	$516.35M	0.84	$20.75M	$1.78	22.01

Is AGX or LMB more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Limbach's net margin of 4.02%. Limbach's return on equity of 18.87% beat Argan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argan	5.64%	11.37%	6.04%
Limbach	4.02%	18.87%	7.30%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGX or LMB?

Argan received 101 more outperform votes than Limbach when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.32% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 55.76% of users gave Limbach an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Argan	Outperform Votes 314 69.32%	Underperform Votes 139 30.68%
Limbach	Outperform Votes 213 55.76%	Underperform Votes 169 44.24%

Which has more risk & volatility, AGX or LMB?

Argan has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Limbach has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGX or LMB?

79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Limbach shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Argan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Limbach shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AGX or LMB?

In the previous week, Argan had 23 more articles in the media than Limbach. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Argan and 4 mentions for Limbach. Argan's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Limbach's score of 0.48 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Argan	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Limbach	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Argan beats Limbach on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.