Argan (AGX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AGX or FLR?

Argan presently has a consensus target price of $150.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.12%. Fluor has a consensus target price of $55.43, indicating a potential upside of 46.90%. Given Fluor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than Argan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more risk and volatility, AGX or FLR?

Argan has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluor has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Fluor shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Argan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGX or FLR?

Fluor received 380 more outperform votes than Argan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.00% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 66.92% of users gave Fluor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Argan	Outperform Votes 316 69.00%	Underperform Votes 142 31.00%
Fluor	Outperform Votes 696 66.92%	Underperform Votes 344 33.08%

Is AGX or FLR more profitable?

Fluor has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Argan's net margin of 8.20%. Argan's return on equity of 21.66% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argan	8.20%	21.66%	9.73%
Fluor	13.14%	15.14%	5.40%

Does the media prefer AGX or FLR?

In the previous week, Fluor had 57 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Fluor and 7 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Fluor's score of 0.15 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Argan	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fluor	9 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AGX or FLR?

Fluor has higher revenue and earnings than Argan. Fluor 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	$573.33M	3.17	$32.36M	$4.78	27.99
Fluor	$16.32B	0.39	$139M	$12.19	3.10

Summary

Fluor beats Argan on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.