Critical Analysis: Orion Group (ORN) versus Its Rivals

Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) is one of 188 public companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Orion Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Orion Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.60, indicating that their average share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.3% of Orion Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Orion Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Orion Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Group	0.62%	3.59%	1.23%
Orion Group Competitors	-3.92%	2.78%	3.85%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Orion Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Group	1	1	5	0	2.57
Orion Group Competitors	854	3472	7384	365	2.60

Orion Group currently has a consensus target price of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 95.23%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 43.02%. Given Orion Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orion Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orion Group	$852.26 million	$2.49 million	50.37
Orion Group Competitors	$9.57 billion	$456.60 million	-5,814.44

Orion Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Orion Group. Orion Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Orion Group competitors beat Orion Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Orion Group Company Profile

Orion Group Holdings, Inc. is a construction and specialty services company focused on marine infrastructure and concrete construction. It serves public- and private-sector customers through its Marine and Concrete business segments. Its marine services include dredging, port and waterway construction, shoreline protection, marine transportation, and work on bridges and other coastal infrastructure. The company also performs structural concrete construction for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects.