Comparing Williams Industries (OTCMKTS:WMSI) and MasTec (NYSE:MTZ)

Williams Industries (OTCMKTS:WMSI) and MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Williams Industries and MasTec”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Williams Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MasTec	$12.30 billion	1.20	$162.79 million	$2.72	68.55

MasTec has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Industries.

Profitability

This table compares Williams Industries and MasTec’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
MasTec	1.72%	11.65%	3.80%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.1% of MasTec shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.4% of Williams Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of MasTec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Williams Industries and MasTec, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
MasTec	0	2	14	2	3.00

MasTec has a consensus target price of $176.94, indicating a potential downside of 5.10%. Given MasTec’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MasTec is more favorable than Williams Industries.

Summary

MasTec beats Williams Industries on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Williams Industries

Williams Industries, Incorporated manufactures and sells welded steel plate girders, rolled steel beams, stay-in-place bridge decking, and light structural and other metal products in the United States. The company also offers steel, precast concrete and miscellaneous metals erection and installation services, as well as rigging and specialized hauling services. It also rents cranes. The company provides its services and products for industrial, governmental, commercial, and institutional construction markets. Williams Industries, Incorporated was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Manassas, Virginia.

About MasTec

MasTec, Inc., an infrastructure construction company, provides engineering, building, installation, maintenance, and upgrade services for communications, energy, utility, and other infrastructure primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through five segments: Communications, Clean Energy and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, Power Delivery, and Other. The company build infrastructure for wireless and wireline/fiber communications; clean energy infrastructure comprising renewable energy power generation; pipeline infrastructure, including natural gas, water, carbon capture sequestration, and other product transport; power delivery services, such as electrical and gas transmission, and distribution systems; industrial and heavy civil infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and rail; and water infrastructure. It also installs electrical and other gas distribution and transmission systems, power generation, power generation, civil and industrial facilities, pipelines, and fiber optic and other cables, as well as install-to-the-home services. In addition, the company offers maintenance and upgrade support services comprising maintenance of customers' distribution facilities, networks, and infrastructure, including communications, power generation, pipeline, electrical distribution and transmission, and civil and industrial and heavy civil infrastructure; service restoration for natural disasters and accidents; and routine replacements and upgrades to overhauls. Its customers include wireless and wireline/fiber service providers, broadband operators, install-to-the-home service providers, public and private energy providers, including renewable and other energy providers, pipeline operators, civil and industrial infrastructure providers, and government entities. MasTec, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.