Argan (AGX) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and 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	$874.18M	3.19	$85.46M	$7.13	28.64
Fluor	$16.32B	0.54	$2.15B	$10.43	5.17

Do analysts recommend AGX or FLR?

Argan currently has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.50%. Fluor has a consensus price target of $50.86, suggesting a potential downside of 5.65%. Given Argan's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Argan is more favorable than Fluor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AGX or FLR more profitable?

Fluor has a net margin of 11.13% compared to Argan's net margin of 11.00%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argan	11.00%	29.61%	12.82%
Fluor	11.13%	14.59%	5.67%

Does the media favor AGX or FLR?

In the previous week, Fluor had 3 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Fluor and 8 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Fluor's score of 0.79 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Argan	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fluor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

79.4% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Argan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, AGX or FLR?

Argan has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluor has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fluor beats Argan on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.