Head to Head Analysis: Fluor (NYSE:FLR) and Kaiser Group (OTCMKTS:KGHI)

Kaiser Group (OTCMKTS:KGHI) and Fluor (NYSE:FLR) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kaiser Group and Fluor”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaiser Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fluor	$16.31 billion	0.44	$2.15 billion	$19.66	2.27

Fluor has higher revenue and earnings than Kaiser Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fluor	25.35%	9.27%	4.06%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.1% of Fluor shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Kaiser Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Kaiser Group has a beta of -29.28, meaning that its stock price is 3,028% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluor has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Kaiser Group and Fluor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fluor	0	6	4	0	2.40

Fluor has a consensus price target of $50.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.35%. Given Fluor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than Kaiser Group.

Summary

Fluor beats Kaiser Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kaiser Group

Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Kaiser Aircraft Industries, Inc., provides aircraft maintenance and modification services for government, military, and commercial customers. It also manufactures and assemblies parts and kits. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

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.