Reviewing TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and OneConstruction Group (NASDAQ:ONEG)

OneConstruction Group (NASDAQ:ONEG) and TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares OneConstruction Group and TopBuild’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneConstruction Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
TopBuild	9.65%	25.66%	9.93%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OneConstruction Group and TopBuild”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OneConstruction Group	$53.21 million	0.51	$900,000.00	N/A	N/A
TopBuild	$5.41 billion	1.86	$521.73 million	$18.30	19.55

TopBuild has higher revenue and earnings than OneConstruction Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for OneConstruction Group and TopBuild, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneConstruction Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
TopBuild	1	6	8	1	2.56

TopBuild has a consensus target price of $443.78, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. Given TopBuild’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TopBuild is more favorable than OneConstruction Group.

Volatility and Risk

OneConstruction Group has a beta of 8.04, meaning that its share price is 704% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TopBuild has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of TopBuild shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TopBuild beats OneConstruction Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OneConstruction Group

OneConstruction Group is a structural steelwork contractor principally in Hong Kong. The Company, through its subsidiaries, specializes in the procurement and installation of structural steel for a diverse range of construction projects, serving both public and private sector clients. OneConstruction Group is based in NEW YORK.

About TopBuild

TopBuild Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation and distribution of insulation and other building material products to the construction industry. The company operates in two segments, Installation and Specialty Distribution. It provides insulation products and accessories, glass and windows, rain gutters, garage doors, fireplaces, roofing materials, closet shelving, and other products. The company also offers insulation installation services for fiberglass batts and rolls, blown-in loose fill fiberglass, polyurethane spray foam, and blown-in loose fill cellulose applications. In addition, it distributes building and mechanical insulation, insulation accessories, and other building product materials for the residential, commercial, and industrial end markets. The company serves single-family homebuilders, single-family custom builders, multi-family builders, commercial general contractors, remodelers, and individual homeowners, as well as insulation contractors, gutter contractors, weatherization contractors, other contractors, dealers, metal building erectors, and modular home builders. It operates installation branches and distribution centers in the United States and Canada. The company was formerly known as Masco SpinCo Corp. and changed its name to TopBuild Corp. in March 2015. TopBuild Corp. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.