Comparing Williams Industrial Services Group (OTCMKTS:WLMS) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER)

Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) and Williams Industrial Services Group (OTCMKTS:WLMS) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.4% of Williams Industrial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Williams Industrial Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ferrovial and Williams Industrial Services Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferrovial	$8.84 billion	3.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
Williams Industrial Services Group	$238.12 million	0.00	-$13.68 million	($0.46)	N/A

Ferrovial has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Industrial Services Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ferrovial and Williams Industrial Services Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferrovial	0	1	1	0	2.50
Williams Industrial Services Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ferrovial presently has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Given Ferrovial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ferrovial is more favorable than Williams Industrial Services Group.

Profitability

This table compares Ferrovial and Williams Industrial Services Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Williams Industrial Services Group	-4.33%	-42.93%	-10.78%

Summary

Ferrovial beats Williams Industrial Services Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ferrovial

Ferrovial SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services internationally. It operates through four segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports, and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The company designs and executes various public and private works, including the construction of public infrastructure; and develops, finances, and operates toll roads. It also develops, finances, and operates airports; and develops, finances, and operates power transmission lines and renewable energy generation plants, as well as offers mobility and waste management plants and services to the mining industry in Chile. In addition, the company promotes, constructs, and operates energy generation and transmission infrastructures. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About Williams Industrial Services Group

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. provides construction, maintenance, and support services to customers in the energy, power, and industrial end markets primarily in the United States. It offers maintenance, modification, repair, and other capital project services to extend life cycles of nuclear, paper, chemical, fossil fuel, industrial gas, hydro power, natural gas, and other facilities. The company also provides cleaning, surface preparation, coatings application, quality control, and inspection testing services for nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, industrial facilities, and petrochemical plants; industrial insulation services, primarily in power generation installations; and abatement services for the removal of asbestos and heavy metal-based coatings, such as lead paint. In addition, it offers services to convert analog control systems to digital control systems of operating plants; fossil power plants decommissioning services; and nuclear power plant construction services. Further, the company installs, maintains, and modifies water and wastewater systems, including piping, pumping, storage tanks, and other related facilities; and replaces, repairs, and upgrades industrial facility roofing systems, principally at pulp and paper manufacturing facilities and nuclear power plant locations. It markets its services through sales and marketing personnel, as well as its on-site operations personnel. The company was formerly known as Global Power Equipment Group Inc. and changed its name to Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. in June 2018. Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.