Head to Head Review: Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ming Shing Group and Ameresco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ming Shing Group	$27.57 million	2.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ameresco	$1.77 billion	0.31	$62.47 million	$1.06	9.95

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Ming Shing Group.

Profitability

This table compares Ming Shing Group and Ameresco’s 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
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Ming Shing Group and Ameresco, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ming Shing Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ameresco	1	2	6	1	2.70

Ameresco has a consensus price target of $27.63, suggesting a potential upside of 161.80%. Given Ameresco’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Summary

Ameresco beats Ming Shing Group on 10 of the 11 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 Ameresco

Ameresco, Inc., a clean technology integrator, provides a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy supply solutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, Europe, Alternative Fuels, and All Other segments. The company offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions for businesses and organizations. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) costs of its customers' facilities; and projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. In addition, the company offers renewable energy solutions and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants that the company owns or develops for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy and O&M services; and electricity, processed renewable gas fuel, and heat or cooling produced from renewable sources of energy. Further, the company sells photovoltaic (PV) solar energy products and systems, as well as provides consulting, and enterprise energy management services; and operates wind farms. It serves the federal, state, local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, airports, public housing authorities and public universities, municipal utilities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 185 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.