New Era Helium (NEHC) Competitors

North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) and New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, NOA or NEHC?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Era Helium has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NOA or NEHC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
New Era Helium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, NOA or NEHC?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than New Era Helium.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North American Construction Group	$1.17B	0.39	$46.78M	$1.15	14.17
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor NOA or NEHC?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 13 more articles in the media than New Era Helium. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for North American Construction Group and 3 mentions for New Era Helium. New Era Helium's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat North American Construction Group's score of 0.13 indicating that New Era Helium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New Era Helium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOA or NEHC?

North American Construction Group received 382 more outperform votes than New Era Helium when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
North American Construction Group	Outperform Votes 382 69.58%	Underperform Votes 167 30.42%
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A

Is NOA or NEHC more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 4.79% compared to New Era Helium's net margin of 0.00%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 26.00% beat New Era Helium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	4.79%	26.00%	6.03%
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NOA or NEHC?

75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of New Era Helium shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

North American Construction Group beats New Era Helium on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.