Argan (AGX) Competitors

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

Is KBR or AGX 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
KBR	4.35%	28.87%	6.98%
Argan	8.20%	21.66%	9.73%

Is KBR or AGX a better dividend stock?

KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Argan pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. KBR pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Argan pays out 31.4% 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.

Does the media refer more to KBR or AGX?

In the previous week, Argan had 1 more articles in the media than KBR. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Argan and 14 mentions for KBR. KBR's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Argan's score of 0.79 indicating that KBR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KBR	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Argan	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KBR or AGX?

KBR received 246 more outperform votes than Argan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.00% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 66.90% of users gave KBR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KBR	Outperform Votes 562 66.90%	Underperform Votes 278 33.10%
Argan	Outperform Votes 316 69.00%	Underperform Votes 142 31.00%

Do analysts prefer KBR or AGX?

KBR presently has a consensus price target of $75.88, suggesting a potential upside of 48.37%. Argan has a consensus price target of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.54%. Given KBR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, KBR or AGX?

KBR has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$7.74B	0.86	-$265M	$2.80	18.26
Argan	$806.26M	1.93	$32.36M	$4.78	24.04

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KBR or AGX?

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

Summary

KBR and Argan tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.