Critical Comparison: Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) vs. Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG)

Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) and Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Holcim and Everus Construction Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Holcim	$18.97 billion	2.73	$15.91 billion	N/A	N/A
Everus Construction Group	$3.75 billion	2.14	$201.77 million	$4.36	35.97

Holcim has higher revenue and earnings than Everus Construction Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Holcim shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Everus Construction Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Holcim has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everus Construction Group has a beta of 2.55, meaning that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Holcim and Everus Construction Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Holcim	N/A	N/A	N/A
Everus Construction Group	5.65%	37.17%	13.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Holcim and Everus Construction Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Holcim	0	4	4	4	3.00
Everus Construction Group	0	6	3	0	2.33

Holcim currently has a consensus target price of $16.80, indicating a potential downside of 8.20%. Everus Construction Group has a consensus target price of $154.83, indicating a potential downside of 1.28%. Given Everus Construction Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Everus Construction Group is more favorable than Holcim.

Summary

Holcim beats Everus Construction Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Holcim

Holcim AG, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a building materials and solutions company worldwide. It operates through North America; Latin America; Europe; Asia, Middle East & Africa; and Solutions & Products segments. The company offers cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates, such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; and precast, concrete products, asphalts, mortars, roofing systems, insulation tile adhesives, facade solutions, and contracting and services. It also engages in distribution and retail activities comprising product availability and deliveries, in-store animation and shopping experience, one-stop retail shop, digital services and solutions, and financing and cash-flow solutions; and waste management services. The company's products are used in infrastructure projects, such as tunnels, railways and train stations, airports and ports, and bridges; housing projects, including individual and collective housing; commercial projects comprising offices, retail, and public buildings; and industrial projects consisting of renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining. It sells under the ECOPact, ECOPlanet, ECOCycle, Airium, DYNAMax, Aggneo, Ductal, Hydromedia, TectorPrint, Aggregate Industries, Disensa, Duro-Last, Elevate, Geocycle, Holcim, Lafarge, Malarkey Roofing Products, and PRB Group brands. The company was formerly known as LafargeHolcim Ltd and changed its name to Holcim AG in May 2021. The company was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

About Everus Construction Group

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.