Reviewing Star Gold (OTCMKTS:SRGZ) and North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA)

North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) and Star Gold (OTCMKTS:SRGZ) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares North American Construction Group and Star Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	2.41%	6.23%	1.50%
Star Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for North American Construction Group and Star Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	0	5	2	0	2.29
Star Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

North American Construction Group presently has a consensus price target of $25.75, indicating a potential upside of 95.52%. Given North American Construction Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe North American Construction Group is more favorable than Star Gold.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of Star Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Star Gold 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares North American Construction Group and Star Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North American Construction Group	$919.14 million	0.40	$24.22 million	$0.79	16.67
Star Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.04)	-3.84

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Star Gold. Star Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Star Gold on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About North American Construction Group

North American Construction Group Ltd. provides mining and heavy civil construction services to customers in the resource development and industrial construction sectors in Australia, Canada, and the United States. The company operates Heavy Equipment – Canada, Heavy Equipment – Australia, and Other segments. It also offers mine management services for thermal coal mines; and construction and operations support services in the Canadian oil sands region. In addition, the company provides fully maintained heavy equipment rentals and full service mine operations support at metallurgical and thermal coal mines; heavy equipment rentals to iron ore, gold and lithium producers; and heavy equipment maintenance, component remanufacturing, and full equipment rebuild services to mining companies and other heavy equipment operators, as well as supplies production-critical components to the mining and construction industry. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a heavy equipment fleet of 900 units. The company was formerly known as North American Energy Partners Inc. and changed its name to North American Construction Group Ltd. in April 2018. North American Construction Group Ltd. was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Acheson, Canada.

About Star Gold

Star Gold Corp., a pre-development stage company, acquires, evaluates, and explores for precious and base metal properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, and other base metal-bearing properties. It holds interest in the Longstreet Property, which includes 142 mineral claims covering an area of approximately 2,500 acres located in Nye County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Elan Development, Inc. and changed its name to Star Gold Corp. in April 2008. Star Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.