Weir Group (OTCMKTS:WEGRY) vs. Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) Financial Analysis

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) and Weir Group (OTCMKTS:WEGRY) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$332.10 million	1.38	-$15.25 million	($7.64)	-1.69
Weir Group	$3.20 billion	N/A	$398.96 million	N/A	N/A

Weir Group has higher revenue and earnings than Magnera.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Magnera and Weir Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0	2	0	0	2.00
Weir Group	0	2	1	2	3.00

Magnera currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.76%. Given Magnera’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magnera is more favorable than Weir Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Magnera and Weir Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnera	-4.98%	-9.57%	-3.49%
Weir Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Magnera has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weir Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Weir Group beats Magnera on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Magnera

Magnera’s purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. By continuously co-creating and innovating with our partners, we develop original material solutions that make a brighter future possible. With a breadth of technologies and a passion for what we create, Magnera’s solutions propel our customers’ goals forward and solve end-users’ problems, every day.

About Weir Group

The Weir Group PLC produces and sells highly engineered original equipment worldwide. It operates in two segments, Minerals and ESCO. The Minerals segment offers engineering, manufacturing, and service processing technology for the use in abrasive high-wear mining applications; and differentiated technology for the use in infrastructure and general industrial markets. The ESCO segment provides ground engaging tools for large mining machines. This segment also offers cloud-based Artificial Intelligence solutions to the mining industry; manufactures and distributes highly engineered wear parts; and offers aftermarket services to the mining industry. The company offers its products under the Accumin, All-Cast, Aspir, Bucyrus Blades, Carbide Plus, Cavex, Delta Industrial, Enduron, ESCO, EverSharp, GEHO, GeoVor, Infinity, Isogate, Kwik-Lok, Lewis, Linacure, Linagard, Linard, Linatex, Loadmaster, MaxTemp, Motion Metrics, Multiflo, Nemisys, Posilok, Production Master, ProFill, Sand,aster, Super V, SV2, Synertrex, TopLock, Trio, UltraEdge, Ultrlok, Uni-Lok, Vulco, Warman, and Whisler Plus brands. The Weir Group PLC was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.