Orion Group (ORN) Competitors

Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is ORN or GLDD more profitable?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 7.51% compared to Orion Group's net margin of -1.63%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 13.72% beat Orion Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Group	-1.63%	-0.71%	-0.21%
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	7.51%	13.72%	5.10%

Does the media favor ORN or GLDD?

In the previous week, Orion Group and Orion Group both had 5 articles in the media. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Orion Group's score of 1.52 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ORN or GLDD?

Orion Group has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ORN or GLDD?

Orion Group currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 109.56%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.91%. Given Orion Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ORN or GLDD?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Group. Orion Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, 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
Orion Group	$796.39M	0.29	-$17.88M	-$0.10	-59.65
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	$762.69M	0.78	$13.91M	$0.84	10.49

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ORN or GLDD?

70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ORN or GLDD?

Orion Group received 183 more outperform votes than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.00% of users gave Orion Group an outperform vote while only 59.35% of users gave Great Lakes Dredge & Dock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion Group	Outperform Votes 475 63.00%	Underperform Votes 279 37.00%
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	Outperform Votes 292 59.35%	Underperform Votes 200 40.65%

Summary

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Orion Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.