North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA – Get Free Report) and Almonty Industries (NASDAQ:ALM – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares North American Construction Group and Almonty Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| North American Construction Group | 2.41% | 6.23% | 1.50% |
| Almonty Industries | 125.89% | 9.19% | 3.97% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares North American Construction Group and Almonty Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| North American Construction Group | $919.14 million | 0.36 | $24.22 million | $0.79 | 15.13 |
| Almonty Industries | $23.27 million | 163.31 | -$115.88 million | $0.16 | 82.44 |
North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Almonty Industries. North American Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Almonty Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by company 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
North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Almonty Industries has a beta of 3.75, indicating that its share price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for North American Construction Group and Almonty Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| North American Construction Group | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Almonty Industries | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.88 |
North American Construction Group presently has a consensus price target of $25.75, indicating a potential upside of 115.46%. Almonty Industries has a consensus price target of $24.21, indicating a potential upside of 83.54%. Given North American Construction Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe North American Construction Group is more favorable than Almonty Industries.
Summary
Almonty Industries beats North American Construction Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About North American Construction Group
North American Construction Group Ltd. provides mining and heavy civil construction services to customers in the resource development and industrial construction sectors in Australia, Canada, and the United States. The company operates Heavy Equipment – Canada, Heavy Equipment – Australia, and Other segments. It also offers mine management services for thermal coal mines; and construction and operations support services in the Canadian oil sands region. In addition, the company provides fully maintained heavy equipment rentals and full service mine operations support at metallurgical and thermal coal mines; heavy equipment rentals to iron ore, gold and lithium producers; and heavy equipment maintenance, component remanufacturing, and full equipment rebuild services to mining companies and other heavy equipment operators, as well as supplies production-critical components to the mining and construction industry. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a heavy equipment fleet of 900 units. The company was formerly known as North American Energy Partners Inc. and changed its name to North American Construction Group Ltd. in April 2018. North American Construction Group Ltd. was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Acheson, Canada.
About Almonty Industries
Almonty Industries Inc. is a producer of tungsten concentrate. The Company is currently mining, processing and shipping tungsten concentrate from its Panasqueira Mine in Portugal. Almonty Industries Inc. is based in TORONTO.
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