Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) versus Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) Financial Contrast

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Holcim”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	$888.28 million	1.28	$73.47 million	$1.07	15.89
Holcim	$18.97 billion	2.71	$15.91 billion	N/A	N/A

Holcim has higher revenue and earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Holcim shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Holcim, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	1	4	1	0	2.00
Holcim	0	3	5	2	2.90

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Holcim has a consensus target price of $16.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.54%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Holcim.

Profitability

This table compares Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Holcim’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	8.27%	16.46%	6.48%
Holcim	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holcim has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Holcim on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. engages in the provision of dredging services. Its projects include channel and port maintenance, channel deepening and port expansion, coastal protection and restoration, as well as land reclamation. The company was founded by William A. Lydon and Frederick C. Drews in 1890 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.