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 businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, AGX or FLR?

Argan has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluor has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	4.40	$32.36M	$4.78	38.86
Fluor	$15.47B	0.59	$139M	$1.50	35.66

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGX or FLR?

Fluor received 376 more outperform votes than Argan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.00% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 66.86% of users gave Fluor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Argan	Outperform Votes 316 69.00%	Underperform Votes 142 31.00%
Fluor	Outperform Votes 692 66.86%	Underperform Votes 343 33.14%

Does the media refer more to AGX or FLR?

In the previous week, Fluor had 3 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Fluor and 6 mentions for Argan. Fluor's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Argan's score of 0.43 indicating that Fluor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Argan	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fluor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AGX or FLR more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Fluor's net margin of 1.64%. 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	1.64%	20.05%	6.31%

Do analysts rate AGX or FLR?

Argan currently has a consensus price target of $150.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.25%. Fluor has a consensus price target of $60.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.45%. 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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fluor beats Argan on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.