North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

North American Construction Group (TSE:NOA) and Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, NOA or SSL?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOA or SSL a better dividend stock?

North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. North American Construction Group pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandstorm Gold pays out 57.1% 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. North American Construction Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor NOA or SSL?

In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 15 more articles in the media than North American Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 4 mentions for North American Construction Group. North American Construction Group's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of 0.72 indicating that North American Construction Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sandstorm Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, NOA or SSL?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. North American Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, 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
North American Construction Group	C$1.09B	0.69	C$54.41M	C$1.83	15.31
Sandstorm Gold	C$170.01M	13.21	C$29.83M	C$0.14	53.93

Is NOA or SSL more profitable?

Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 17.55% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 4.99%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 15.19% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	4.99%	15.19%	6.65%
Sandstorm Gold	17.55%	2.15%	1.95%

Do analysts recommend NOA or SSL?

North American Construction Group presently has a consensus price target of C$36.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.42%. Sandstorm Gold has a consensus price target of C$10.35, suggesting a potential upside of 37.09%. Given Sandstorm Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sandstorm Gold is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sandstorm Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOA or SSL?

79.1% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of North American Construction Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOA or SSL?

North American Construction Group received 54 more outperform votes than Sandstorm Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.99% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 63.45% of users gave North American Construction Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
North American Construction Group	Outperform Votes 283 63.45%	Underperform Votes 163 36.55%
Sandstorm Gold	Outperform Votes 229 65.99%	Underperform Votes 118 34.01%

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Sandstorm Gold on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.