Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX – Get Free Report) and Fluor (NYSE:FLR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Matrix Service and Fluor, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Matrix Service | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Fluor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
Matrix Service currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.51%. Fluor has a consensus target price of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Given Matrix Service’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Fluor.
Risk & Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Matrix Service and Fluor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Matrix Service | -0.30% | 5.32% | 1.20% |
| Fluor | -12.85% | 8.82% | 3.57% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
78.4% of Matrix Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Matrix Service shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Matrix Service and Fluor”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Matrix Service | $873.63 million | 0.33 | -$2.58 million | ($0.09) | -114.22 |
| Fluor | $15.54 billion | 0.43 | -$51.00 million | ($12.28) | -4.07 |
Matrix Service has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fluor. Matrix Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fluor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fluor beats Matrix Service on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Matrix Service
Matrix Service Company provides engineering, fabrication, construction, and maintenance services to support critical energy infrastructure and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Utility and Power Infrastructure; Process and Industrial Facilities; and Storage and Terminal Solutions. The Utility and Power Infrastructure segment offers power delivery services, including construction of new substations, upgrades of existing substations, transmission and distribution line installations, and upgrades and maintenance, and emergency and storm restoration services. This segment also provides engineering, fabrication, and construction services for LNG utility peak shaving facilities; and construction and maintenance services to power generation facilities, including natural gas fired facilities. The Process and Industrial Facilities segment engages in the refining and processing of crude oil; fractionating and marketing of natural, gas and natural gas liquids; and offers plant maintenance, turnarounds, engineering, industrial cleaning services, and capital construction services. The Storage and Terminal Solutions segment undertakes work related to aboveground crude oil and refined product storage tanks and terminals; engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction services related to cryogenic and other specialty tanks and terminals for LNG, NGLs, hydrogen, ammonia, propane, butane, liquid nitrogen/liquid oxygen, and liquid petroleum; and provides plant work, truck and rail loading/offloading facilities, and marine structures, as well as storage tank and terminal maintenance and repair. This segment also manufactures and sells precision engineered specialty tank products, including geodesic domes, aluminum internal floating roofs, floating suction and skimmer systems, roof drain systems, and floating roof seals. Matrix Service Company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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.
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