Analyzing Skyline Builders Group (NASDAQ:SKBL) & Limbach (NASDAQ:LMB)

Skyline Builders Group (NASDAQ:SKBL) and Limbach (NASDAQ:LMB) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Skyline Builders Group and Limbach, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skyline Builders Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Limbach	0	0	4	0	3.00

Limbach has a consensus price target of $102.67, suggesting a potential downside of 15.96%. Given Limbach’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Limbach is more favorable than Skyline Builders Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.8% of Limbach shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Limbach shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Skyline Builders Group and Limbach’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyline Builders Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Limbach	5.08%	20.16%	8.60%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Skyline Builders Group and Limbach”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skyline Builders Group	$49.64 million	7.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
Limbach	$532.91 million	2.67	$20.75 million	$2.79	43.79

Limbach has higher revenue and earnings than Skyline Builders Group.

Summary

Limbach beats Skyline Builders Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Skyline Builders Group

Skyline Builders Group Holding Ltd. operates as an exempted limited liability company. It operates business through its subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited, which provides construction activities include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works in Hong Kong. The company was founded on June 25, 2024 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

About Limbach

Limbach Holdings, Inc. operates as a building systems solution company in the United States. It operates through two segments, General Contractor Relationships and Owner Direct Relationships. The company engages in the construction and renovation projects that involve primarily include mechanical, plumbing, and electrical services. It also provides critical system repair, MEP infrastructure projects, maintenance contracts, building automation upgrades, data driven insights, and program management services. In addition, it offers captive engineering capabilities, estimating and virtual design; and professional engineering, energy analysis, estimation, and detail design and three-dimensional building installation coordination services. The company serves research, acute care, and inpatient hospitals; public and private colleges, universities, research centers; sports arenas; entertainment facilities, and amusement rides and parks; data centers; automotive, energy and general manufacturing plants; and life sciences, including organizations and companies, whose work is centered around research and development focused on living things. Limbach Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania.