Reviewing Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) and Suncrete (NASDAQ:RMIX)

Suncrete (NASDAQ:RMIX) and Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Suncrete and Smith-Midland’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncrete	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smith-Midland	11.36%	19.87%	12.12%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Suncrete and Smith-Midland”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suncrete	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smith-Midland	$93.40 million	1.59	$12.51 million	$1.98	14.09

Smith-Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Suncrete.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Suncrete and Smith-Midland, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncrete	1	0	3	2	3.00
Smith-Midland	0	1	0	0	2.00

Suncrete presently has a consensus price target of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.29%. Given Suncrete’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Suncrete is more favorable than Smith-Midland.

Volatility and Risk

Suncrete has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.1% of Suncrete shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Suncrete shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Suncrete beats Smith-Midland on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Suncrete

Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 is a blank check company. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or other business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 is based in New York.

About Smith-Midland

Smith-Midland Corporation invents, develops, manufactures, markets, leases, licenses, sells, and installs precast concrete products and systems in the United States. It offers SlenderWall lightweight construction panel, lightweight exterior cladding used for the exterior walls of buildings; Sierra Wall that provides sound and sight barrier for use alongside highways around residential, industrial, and commercial properties; J-J Hooks highway safety barriers, used on roadways to separate lanes of traffic in construction work zone or traffic control purposes; Easi-Set precast building and Easi-Span expandable precast buildings, used in housing communications operations, traffic control systems, and mechanical and electrical stations; Easi-Set utility, vaults for house equipment, such as cable, telephone, or traffic signal equipment, and for underground storage, as well as custom-built utility vaults for special needs; SoftSound soundwall panels, it absorb highway noise; Beach Prisms erosion control modules for seawalls and jetties; and H2Out secondary drainage systems for panelized exterior cladding. It licenses its proprietary products in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Mexico, and Trinidad. The company markets its products through in-house sales force and independent sales representatives to contractors performing public and private construction contracts, such as construction of commercial buildings, public and private roads and highways, airports, and municipal utilities; and federal, state, and local transportation authorities. It serves its products to construction, highway, utilities, and farming industries. Smith-Midland Corporation was founded in 1960 and is based in Midland, Virginia.