Fluor (NYSE:FLR – Get Free Report) and Southland (NASDAQ:SLND – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.1% of Fluor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.4% of Southland shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Fluor has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Fluor and Southland, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fluor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Southland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fluor presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.39%. Given Fluor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fluor is more favorable than Southland.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Fluor and Southland”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fluor | $15.89 billion | 0.41 | -$51.00 million | ($6.82) | -7.43 |
| Southland | $603.01 million | 0.06 | -$19.25 million | ($7.46) | -0.08 |
Southland has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fluor. Fluor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Fluor and Southland’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fluor | -7.19% | 10.52% | 3.98% |
| Southland | -10.38% | -47.71% | -8.75% |
Summary
Fluor beats Southland on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fluor
Fluor Corporation is a global engineering and construction company that provides engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project-management services. It works with clients to plan and deliver complex projects, and also provides services for facility operations, upgrades and decommissioning. The company serves customers in sectors including energy, chemicals, mining and metals, infrastructure, advanced technologies and life sciences. Through its government-focused work, Fluor also supports federal agencies and government programs, including projects involving environmental remediation and national security.
About Southland
Southland Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLND) is an infrastructure construction company that delivers complex heavy civil, transportation and marine construction services. The company works on projects involving bridges, tunnels, highways, rail systems, airports, water and wastewater infrastructure, dams, ports and other large-scale public and private facilities. Its capabilities include general contracting, design-build construction, deep foundations, tunneling, dredging, marine structures, structural rehabilitation and specialty engineering.
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