North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AAV or NOA?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Energy. North American Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advantage Energy, 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
Advantage Energy	C$696.60M	2.77	C$45.34M	C$0.32	36.16
North American Construction Group	C$1.25B	0.48	C$56.80M	C$1.19	17.26

Which has more risk & volatility, AAV or NOA?

Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.179318, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 0.747102, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AAV or NOA?

Advantage Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.36%. North American Construction Group has a consensus target price of C$31.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.36%. Given North American Construction Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe North American Construction Group is more favorable than Advantage Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is AAV or NOA more profitable?

Advantage Energy has a net margin of 8.98% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 4.80%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 15.24% beat Advantage Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	8.98%	2.87%	3.86%
North American Construction Group	4.80%	15.24%	6.65%

Does the media refer more to AAV or NOA?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 7 more articles in the media than Advantage Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for North American Construction Group and 0 mentions for Advantage Energy. Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.05 indicating that Advantage Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Advantage Energy	Neutral
North American Construction Group	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AAV or NOA?

40.3% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Advantage Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.