Critical Contrast: AECOM (NYSE:ACM) vs. Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW)

Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and AECOM (NYSE:ACM) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ming Shing Group and AECOM, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ming Shing Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
AECOM	0	4	9	0	2.69

AECOM has a consensus price target of $114.82, suggesting a potential upside of 58.28%. Given AECOM’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AECOM is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AECOM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ming Shing Group and AECOM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ming Shing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
AECOM	3.16%	28.52%	6.08%

Volatility and Risk

Ming Shing Group has a beta of 5.43, suggesting that its stock price is 443% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ming Shing Group and AECOM”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ming Shing Group	$33.85 million	0.48	-$5.73 million	N/A	N/A
AECOM	$16.14 billion	0.58	$561.77 million	$3.83	18.94

AECOM has higher revenue and earnings than Ming Shing Group.

Summary

AECOM beats Ming Shing Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ming Shing Group

Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited is a company mainly engaged in wet trades works, such as plastering works, tile laying works, brick laying works, floor screeding works and marble works. Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited is based in Hong Kong.

About AECOM

AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional infrastructure consulting services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Americas, International, and AECOM Capital. The company offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, construction and program management, and investment and development services to public and private clients. It is also involved in the investment and development of real estate projects. In addition, the company provides construction services, including building construction and energy, and infrastructure and industrial construction. It serves transportation, water, government, facilities, environmental, and energy sectors. The company was formerly known as AECOM Technology Corporation and changed its name to AECOM in January 2015. AECOM was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.