Analyzing Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU)

Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Ming Shing Group and Brookfield Business Partners’ 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
Brookfield Business Partners	2.20%	5.09%	1.12%

Dividends

Ming Shing Group pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Brookfield Business Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Brookfield Business Partners pays out -51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ming Shing Group and Brookfield Business Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ming Shing Group	$27.57 million	2.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Business Partners	$40.62 billion	0.05	-$37.00 million	($0.49)	-51.55

Ming Shing Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Business Partners.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ming Shing Group and Brookfield Business Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ming Shing Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brookfield Business Partners	0	0	3	1	3.25

Brookfield Business Partners has a consensus target price of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.00%. Given Brookfield Business Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Summary

Brookfield Business Partners beats Ming Shing Group on 10 of the 13 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 Brookfield Business Partners

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition. The firm typically invests in business services, infrastructure services, construction, energy, and industrials sector. It prefers to take majority stake in companies. The firm seeks returns of at least 15% on its investments. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. was founded in 2016 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield Corporation.