Williams Industries (OTCMKTS:WMSI – Get Free Report) and Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA – Get Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Williams Industries and Granite Construction”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Williams Industries | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Granite Construction | $4.64 billion | 1.19 | $193.00 million | $3.47 | 36.22 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Williams Industries and Granite Construction, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Williams Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Granite Construction | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.50 |
Granite Construction has a consensus target price of $161.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.09%. Given Granite Construction’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Granite Construction is more favorable than Williams Industries.
Profitability
This table compares Williams Industries and Granite Construction’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Williams Industries | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Granite Construction | 3.99% | 24.90% | 7.64% |
Summary
Granite Construction beats Williams Industries on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Williams Industries
Williams Industries, Incorporated manufactures and sells welded steel plate girders, rolled steel beams, stay-in-place bridge decking, and light structural and other metal products in the United States. The company also offers steel, precast concrete and miscellaneous metals erection and installation services, as well as rigging and specialized hauling services. It also rents cranes. The company provides its services and products for industrial, governmental, commercial, and institutional construction markets. Williams Industries, Incorporated was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Manassas, Virginia.
About Granite Construction
Granite Construction Incorporated operates as an infrastructure contractor in the United States. It operates through two segments: Construction and Materials segments. The Construction segment engages in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, pavement preservation, bridges, rail lines, airports, marine ports, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, infrastructure, and site development for use by the public and water-related construction for municipal agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies; and construction of various complex projects, including infrastructure/site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar storage, and power related projects. The Materials segment is involved in the production of aggregates, asphalt concrete, liquid asphalt, and recycled materials production for internal use in our construction projects and sale to third parties. It also offers site preparation, mining, and infrastructure services for residential development, energy development, commercial and industrial sites, railways, residential development, and energy development; and provides construction management professional services. It serves federal agencies, state departments of transportation, local transit authorities, county and city public works departments, school districts and developers, utilities, contractors, landscapers, manufacturers of products requiring aggregate materials, retailers, homeowners, farmers, brokers, and private owners of industrial, commercial, and residential sites. Granite Construction Incorporated was incorporated in 1922 and is headquartered in Watsonville, California.
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