Reviewing Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) & Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY)

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) and Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Holcim shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Everus Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Everus Construction Group and Holcim’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus Construction Group	5.65%	37.17%	13.38%
Holcim	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Everus Construction Group and Holcim”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus Construction Group	$3.75 billion	2.04	$201.77 million	$4.36	34.35
Holcim	$18.97 billion	2.76	$15.91 billion	N/A	N/A

Holcim has higher revenue and earnings than Everus Construction Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Everus Construction Group and Holcim, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus Construction Group	0	6	3	0	2.33
Holcim	0	4	4	4	3.00

Everus Construction Group currently has a consensus price target of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.94%. Holcim has a consensus price target of $16.80, suggesting a potential downside of 9.12%. Given Everus Construction Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Everus Construction Group is more favorable than Holcim.

Risk and Volatility

Everus Construction Group has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holcim has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Holcim beats Everus Construction Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Everus Construction Group

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.

About Holcim

Holcim AG, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a building materials and solutions company worldwide. It operates through North America; Latin America; Europe; Asia, Middle East & Africa; and Solutions & Products segments. The company offers cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates, such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; and precast, concrete products, asphalts, mortars, roofing systems, insulation tile adhesives, facade solutions, and contracting and services. It also engages in distribution and retail activities comprising product availability and deliveries, in-store animation and shopping experience, one-stop retail shop, digital services and solutions, and financing and cash-flow solutions; and waste management services. The company's products are used in infrastructure projects, such as tunnels, railways and train stations, airports and ports, and bridges; housing projects, including individual and collective housing; commercial projects comprising offices, retail, and public buildings; and industrial projects consisting of renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining. It sells under the ECOPact, ECOPlanet, ECOCycle, Airium, DYNAMax, Aggneo, Ductal, Hydromedia, TectorPrint, Aggregate Industries, Disensa, Duro-Last, Elevate, Geocycle, Holcim, Lafarge, Malarkey Roofing Products, and PRB Group brands. The company was formerly known as LafargeHolcim Ltd and changed its name to Holcim AG in May 2021. The company was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.