North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) and Kimbell Royalty (NYSE:KRP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer NOA or KRP?

In the previous week, Kimbell Royalty had 10 more articles in the media than North American Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kimbell Royalty and 3 mentions for North American Construction Group. North American Construction Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Kimbell Royalty's score of 0.68 indicating that North American Construction Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimbell Royalty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, NOA or KRP?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimbell Royalty has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NOA or KRP?

Kimbell Royalty has a consensus price target of $17.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Given Kimbell Royalty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kimbell Royalty is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Kimbell Royalty	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, NOA or KRP?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kimbell Royalty. Kimbell Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, 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
North American Construction Group	$850.88M	0.47	$32.17M	$0.87	15.39
Kimbell Royalty	$312.57M	4.63	$12.32M	-$0.04	-335.13

Is NOA or KRP more profitable?

Kimbell Royalty has a net margin of 10.67% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 2.82%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 17.15% beat Kimbell Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	2.82%	17.15%	4.16%
Kimbell Royalty	10.67%	12.56%	6.36%

Is NOA or KRP a better dividend stock?

North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Kimbell Royalty pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. North American Construction Group pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimbell Royalty pays out -3,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. North American Construction Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Kimbell Royalty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NOA or KRP?

75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.8% of Kimbell Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Kimbell Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Kimbell Royalty on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.