Argan (AGX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, AGX or KBR?

Argan has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGX or KBR?

KBR received 246 more outperform votes than Argan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.06% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 66.94% of users gave KBR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Argan	Outperform Votes 317 69.06%	Underperform Votes 142 30.94%
KBR	Outperform Votes 563 66.94%	Underperform Votes 278 33.06%

Does the media prefer AGX or KBR?

In the previous week, KBR had 6 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for KBR and 20 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat KBR's score of 0.96 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Argan	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KBR	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AGX or KBR a better dividend stock?

Argan pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Argan pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR pays out 23.6% 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.

Do analysts rate AGX or KBR?

Argan currently has a consensus price target of $150.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.75%. KBR has a consensus price target of $72.13, indicating a potential upside of 42.77%. Given KBR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KBR is more favorable than Argan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

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

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

Is AGX or KBR more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 8.20% 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
Argan	8.20%	21.66%	9.73%
KBR	4.35%	28.87%	6.98%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AGX or KBR?

Argan has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Argan	$874.18M	2.28	$32.36M	$6.11	23.89
KBR	$7.74B	0.85	-$265M	$2.80	18.04

Summary

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