Analyzing Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and Fluor (NYSE:FLR)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fluor and Ming Shing Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fluor	$15.50 billion	0.45	-$51.00 million	($12.28)	-4.27
Ming Shing Group	$33.85 million	0.48	-$5.73 million	N/A	N/A

Ming Shing Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fluor.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluor	-12.85%	8.82%	3.57%
Ming Shing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Fluor and Ming Shing Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluor	0	4	4	0	2.50
Ming Shing Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Fluor presently has a consensus price target of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.74%. Given Fluor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Risk & Volatility

Fluor has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ming Shing Group has a beta of 5.43, meaning that its share price is 443% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fluor beats Ming Shing Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fluor

Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; operation and maintenance; asset integrity; and project management services worldwide. The company operates through Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions, Mission Solutions, and Other segments. The Energy Solutions segment provides solutions to the energy transition markets, including asset decarbonization, carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste-to-energy, green chemicals, hydrogen, nuclear power, and other low-carbon energy sources. It also provides consulting services, including feasibility studies, process assessments, and project finance structuring; and a range of services for small modular reactor technologies, conventional and advanced nuclear reactor technologies. This segment serves the production and fuels, chemicals, LNG, power markets, chemicals and petrochemical industries. The Urban Solutions segment offers EPC and project management services to the infrastructure, advanced technologies, life sciences, and mining and metals industries. This segment also provides staffing services to the company and third-party clients with technical, professional, and craft resources on a contract or permanent placement basis. The Mission Solutions segment offers technical solutions to the U.S. and other governments. It also delivers solutions for nuclear security and operation, nuclear waste management, and laboratory management; and operation and maintenance, logistics, EPC, and life support solutions for mission-critical facilities across U.S. military service organizations. This segment offers site management, environmental remediation, and decommissioning for nuclear remediation at governmental facilities, as well as services to commercial nuclear clients. Fluor Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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.