ENGlobal (ENG) Competitors

ENGlobal (NASDAQ:ENG) and Hill International (NYSE:HIL) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ENG or HIL?

Hill International has higher revenue and earnings than ENGlobal.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENGlobal	$39.04M	0.21	-$15.15M	N/A	N/A
Hill International	$377.44M	0.52	-$4.27M	-$0.04	-85.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ENG or HIL?

ENGlobal has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hill International has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ENG or HIL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENGlobal	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Hill International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer ENG or HIL?

In the previous week, Hill International had 7 more articles in the media than ENGlobal. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hill International and 3 mentions for ENGlobal. ENGlobal's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Hill International's score of 0.17 indicating that ENGlobal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ENGlobal	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hill International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ENG or HIL more profitable?

Hill International has a net margin of -0.52% compared to ENGlobal's net margin of -31.57%. Hill International's return on equity of 2.40% beat ENGlobal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENGlobal	-31.57%	-9,826.93%	-49.40%
Hill International	-0.52%	2.40%	0.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ENG or HIL?

Hill International received 48 more outperform votes than ENGlobal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.41% of users gave Hill International an outperform vote while only 52.05% of users gave ENGlobal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ENGlobal	Outperform Votes 228 52.05%	Underperform Votes 210 47.95%
Hill International	Outperform Votes 276 70.41%	Underperform Votes 116 29.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ENG or HIL?

5.7% of ENGlobal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Hill International shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of ENGlobal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Hill International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hill International beats ENGlobal on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.