Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) and Arcadis (OTCMKTS:ARCAY) Head-To-Head Survey

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) and Arcadis (OTCMKTS:ARCAY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Magnera and Arcadis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnera	-4.98%	-9.57%	-3.49%
Arcadis	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Magnera and Arcadis, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	1	2	0	0	1.67
Arcadis	0	0	0	2	4.00

Magnera currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.38%. Given Magnera’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Magnera is more favorable than Arcadis.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.9% of Magnera shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Arcadis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Magnera and Arcadis”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$332.10 million	1.26	-$15.25 million	($7.64)	-1.53
Arcadis	$4.20 billion	1.08	$262.95 million	N/A	N/A

Arcadis has higher revenue and earnings than Magnera.

Volatility and Risk

Magnera has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcadis has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arcadis beats Magnera on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Magnera

Magnera’s purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. By continuously co-creating and innovating with our partners, we develop original material solutions that make a brighter future possible. With a breadth of technologies and a passion for what we create, Magnera’s solutions propel our customers’ goals forward and solve end-users’ problems, every day.

About Arcadis

Arcadis NV offers design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets in The Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Places, Mobility, Resilience, and Intelligence segments. The company offers architectural and urbanism services; and asset management services, such as asset management strategy and planning, asset management decision making and operational optimization, life cycle planning and asset management systems, asset information/condition assessment, risk and review, organization and people, and asset management/O&M. It also provides business advisory services, including asset strategy and performance, business transformation and resiliency, investment and finance, operations and maintenance, and technology and information; contract solutions; cost and commercial management services; and design and engineering solutions for highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, power utilities, water utilities, ports and waterways, geotechnics, architecture, and structures, as well as building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. In addition, the company offers digital environmental health safety and sustainability, environmental restoration, and project management solutions. Further, it provides mobility solutions for connected highways, intelligent rail and transit, integrated airports, and new mobility; places solutions; resilience solutions, such as energy transition, climate adaption, water optimization, enviro socio permitting, sustainable advisory, environmental restoration, and sustainable operations; and water supply and treatment, distribution, resource management, and industrial water and wastewater services. The company was formerly known as Heidemij NV and changed its name to Arcadis N.V. in October 1997. Arcadis NV was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.