Financial Survey: Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) and Williams Industries (OTCMKTS:WMSI)

Williams Industries (OTCMKTS:WMSI) and Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Williams Industries and Granite Construction’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Construction	3.99%	24.90%	7.64%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Williams Industries and Granite Construction, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
Granite Construction	1	2	2	1	2.50

Granite Construction has a consensus price target of $161.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.09%. Given Granite Construction’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Granite Construction is more favorable than Williams Industries.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Williams Industries and Granite Construction”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Williams Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Construction	$4.64 billion	1.19	$193.00 million	$3.47	36.22

Granite Construction has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Industries.

Summary

Granite Construction beats Williams Industries on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Williams Industries

Williams Industries, Incorporated manufactures and sells welded steel plate girders, rolled steel beams, stay-in-place bridge decking, and light structural and other metal products in the United States. The company also offers steel, precast concrete and miscellaneous metals erection and installation services, as well as rigging and specialized hauling services. It also rents cranes. The company provides its services and products for industrial, governmental, commercial, and institutional construction markets. Williams Industries, Incorporated was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Manassas, Virginia.

About Granite Construction

Granite Construction Incorporated operates as an infrastructure contractor in the United States. It operates through two segments: Construction and Materials segments. The Construction segment engages in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, pavement preservation, bridges, rail lines, airports, marine ports, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, infrastructure, and site development for use by the public and water-related construction for municipal agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies; and construction of various complex projects, including infrastructure/site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar storage, and power related projects. The Materials segment is involved in the production of aggregates, asphalt concrete, liquid asphalt, and recycled materials production for internal use in our construction projects and sale to third parties. It also offers site preparation, mining, and infrastructure services for residential development, energy development, commercial and industrial sites, railways, residential development, and energy development; and provides construction management professional services. It serves federal agencies, state departments of transportation, local transit authorities, county and city public works departments, school districts and developers, utilities, contractors, landscapers, manufacturers of products requiring aggregate materials, retailers, homeowners, farmers, brokers, and private owners of industrial, commercial, and residential sites. Granite Construction Incorporated was incorporated in 1922 and is headquartered in Watsonville, California.