Comparing Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) and The Weir Group (OTCMKTS:WEGRY)

The Weir Group (OTCMKTS:WEGRY) and Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Weir Group	$3.28 billion	N/A	$283.48 million	N/A	N/A
Experian	$7.10 billion	5.91	$1.20 billion	N/A	N/A

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than The Weir Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.3% of Experian shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Experian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Experian pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Weir Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Experian	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for The Weir Group and Experian, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Weir Group	0	0	0	2	4.00
Experian	0	1	0	1	3.00

Risk and Volatility

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Experian has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Experian beats The Weir Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The 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.

About Experian

Experian plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Business-to-Business and Consumer Services. The company collects, sorts, aggregates, and transforms data from various sources to provide a range of data-driven services. It also owns, create, and develops analytics, predictive tools, sophisticated software, and platforms; credit risk, fraud prevention, identity management, customer service and engagement, account processing, and account management services; data analysis, and research and development services. In addition, the company provides credit education, free access to Experian credit reports and scores, and online educational tools. It serves its customers in financial service, direct-to-consumer, health, retail, automotive, software and professional services, telecoms and utility, insurance, media and technology, and other industries, as well as government and public sectors. The company was formerly known as Experian Group Limited and changed its name to Experian plc in July 2008. Experian plc was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.