North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) (TSE:NOA) and Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) and Total Energy Services' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total Energy Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) and Total Energy Services, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
Total Energy Services | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) presently has a consensus target price of C$18.69, indicating a potential upside of 20.49%. Total Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$3.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.68%. Given North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO)'s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) is more favorable than Total Energy Services.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) and Total Energy Services' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) | C$500.37 million | 0.88 | C$45.97 million | C$1.60 | 9.57 |
Total Energy Services | C$433.78 million | 0.36 | C$-20,196,288.00 | C($0.45) | -7.68 |
North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) has higher revenue and earnings than Total Energy Services. Total Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out -13.4% 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. Total Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA.TO) beats Total Energy Services on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.