Comparing Argan (NYSE:AGX) & OneConstruction Group (NASDAQ:ONEG)

OneConstruction Group (NASDAQ:ONEG) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares OneConstruction Group and Argan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneConstruction Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Argan	14.59%	33.62%	14.09%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for OneConstruction Group and Argan, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneConstruction Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Argan	0	4	4	1	2.67

Argan has a consensus target price of $425.40, suggesting a potential downside of 29.65%. Given Argan’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Argan is more favorable than OneConstruction Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.4% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Argan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

OneConstruction Group has a beta of 8.04, indicating that its share price is 704% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OneConstruction Group and Argan”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OneConstruction Group	$53.21 million	0.98	$900,000.00	N/A	N/A
Argan	$944.61 million	8.93	$137.77 million	$9.74	62.08

Argan has higher revenue and earnings than OneConstruction Group.

Summary

Argan beats OneConstruction Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OneConstruction Group

OneConstruction Group is a structural steelwork contractor principally in Hong Kong. The Company, through its subsidiaries, specializes in the procurement and installation of structural steel for a diverse range of construction projects, serving both public and private sector clients. OneConstruction Group is based in NEW YORK.

About Argan

Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development, and technical consulting services to the power generation market. The company operates through Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services segments. The Power Services segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction, as well as designing, building, and commissioning of large-scale energy projects to the owners of alternative energy facilities, such as biomass plants, wind farms, and solar fields; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation services for projects with approximately 18 gigawatts of power-generating capacity. This segment serves independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant equipment suppliers, and other commercial firms. The Industrial Services segment provides industrial construction and field services and vessel fabrication services for fertilizer, engineering and construction, forest products, and various other industrial companies in southeast region of the United States. The Telecom Services segment offers trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks, as well as aerial cabling services; and installs buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems. It also provides structured cabling, terminations, and connectivity that offers the physical transport for high-speed data, voice, video, and security networks. This segment serves electricity cooperative, state and local government agencies, counties and municipalities, and technology-oriented government contracting firms, as well as federal government facilities in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Argan, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.