Comparing Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and MC Endeavors (OTCMKTS:MSMY)

MC Endeavors (OTCMKTS:MSMY) and Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

MC Endeavors has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Orion Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for MC Endeavors and Orion Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MC Endeavors	0	0	0	0	0.00
Orion Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

Orion Group has a consensus price target of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Orion Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than MC Endeavors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MC Endeavors and Orion Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MC Endeavors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orion Group	$796.39 million	0.69	-$1.64 million	$0.23	59.59

MC Endeavors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Orion Group.

Profitability

This table compares MC Endeavors and Orion Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MC Endeavors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orion Group	1.13%	6.88%	2.49%

Summary

Orion Group beats MC Endeavors on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MC Endeavors

MC Endeavors, Inc. develops single core platform to produce, distribute, and monetize online communities for individuals and businesses to interact with industries ranging from industrial business to healthcare to entertainment. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Dana Point, California.

About Orion Group

Orion Group Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty construction company in the building, industrial, and infrastructure sectors in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and the Caribbean Basin. It operates in two segments, Marine and Concrete. The company provides marine construction services, including construction, restoration, dredging, maintenance, and repair of marine transportation facilities and pipelines, bridges and causeways, and marine environmental structures. Its marine transportation facility projects comprise cruise ship port facilities, private terminals, special-use navy terminals, recreational use marinas and docks, and other marine-based facilities, as well as building or rehabilitating public port facilities for container ship loading and unloading. The company also offers on-going maintenance and repair, inspection, emergency repair, and demolition and salvage services. Its marine pipeline service projects include the installation and removal of underwater buried pipeline transmission lines; the installation of pipeline intakes and outfalls for industrial facilities; the construction of pipeline outfalls for wastewater and industrial discharges; river crossing and directional drilling; the creation of hot taps and tie-ins; and inspection, maintenance, and repair services. The company's bridge and causeway projects include the construction, repair, and maintenance of overwater bridges and causeways, as well as the develops fendering systems in marine environments. The company also provides specialty services, such as design, salvage, demolition, surveying, towing, diving and underwater inspection, excavation, and repair services. In addition, it offers elevated concrete pouring for columns, elevated beams, and structural walls; and light commercial services comprising slabs, sidewalks, ramps, and tilt walls. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.