Argan (AGX) Competitors

KBR (NYSE:KBR) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is KBR or AGX more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 6.11% compared to KBR's net margin of 4.35%. KBR's return on equity of 28.87% beat Argan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KBR	4.35%	28.87%	6.98%
Argan	6.11%	14.80%	6.93%

Is KBR or AGX a better dividend stock?

KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Argan pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. KBR pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Argan pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. KBR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KBR or AGX?

Argan has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KBR. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KBR	$6.96B	1.11	-$265M	$2.38	24.38
Argan	$573.33M	3.45	$32.36M	$3.18	46.12

Which has more risk & volatility, KBR or AGX?

KBR has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KBR or AGX?

97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of KBR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Argan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KBR or AGX?

KBR received 242 more outperform votes than Argan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.30% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 66.83% of users gave KBR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KBR	Outperform Votes 558 66.83%	Underperform Votes 277 33.17%
Argan	Outperform Votes 316 69.30%	Underperform Votes 140 30.70%

Do analysts recommend KBR or AGX?

KBR currently has a consensus target price of $81.14, suggesting a potential upside of 39.85%. Argan has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential downside of 42.04%. Given KBR's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KBR is more favorable than Argan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer KBR or AGX?

In the previous week, KBR had 9 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for KBR and 6 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat KBR's score of 1.01 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KBR	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Argan	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

KBR beats Argan on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.