Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and AECOM (NYSE:ACM) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Orion Group and AECOM's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Orion Group | $708.39 million | 0.24 | $-5,360,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
AECOM | $13.24 billion | 0.74 | $-186,370,000.00 | $2.15 | 30.99 |
Orion Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AECOM.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
56.9% of Orion Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Orion Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of AECOM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Orion Group and AECOM, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Orion Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
AECOM | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
Orion Group currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.04%. AECOM has a consensus price target of $62.8889, indicating a potential downside of 5.77%. Given Orion Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than AECOM.
Profitability
This table compares Orion Group and AECOM's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Orion Group | 2.26% | 8.48% | 3.19% |
AECOM | -1.41% | 9.37% | 2.55% |
Risk & Volatility
Orion Group has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Orion Group beats AECOM on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.