Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD – Get Free Report) and Olenox Industries (NASDAQ:OLOX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Olenox Industries’ 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% |
| Olenox Industries | -427.82% | -117.43% | -27.57% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Olenox Industries”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 |
| Olenox Industries | $2.95 million | 0.52 | -$18.82 million | ($17.93) | -0.05 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has higher revenue and earnings than Olenox Industries. Olenox Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Olenox Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Olenox Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Olenox Industries.
Volatility and Risk
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olenox Industries has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of Olenox Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Olenox Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Olenox Industries on 12 of the 14 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 Olenox Industries
Safe & Green Holdings Corp. is a design and construction services company, which engages in the provision of code engineered cargo shipping containers. It operates through the following segments: Construction, Medical, Development, and Corporate and Support. The Construction Services segment includes the manufacturing of unit SG ECHO and other modules projects. The Medical segment consists of joint venture COVID-19 laboratory operations. The Development segment focuses on real property development. The Corporate and Support segment includes general corporate expenses such as the executive office, corporate finance, accounting, audit, tax, human resources, risk management, information technology, marketing, and legal groups, corporate overhead, and other items not allocated to any of the company’s other segments. The company was founded on December 29, 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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