Head-To-Head Survey: Skyline Builders Group (NASDAQ:SKBL) and Fluor (NYSE:FLR)

Fluor (NYSE:FLR) and Skyline Builders Group (NASDAQ:SKBL) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fluor and Skyline Builders Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fluor	$16.32 billion	0.42	$2.15 billion	$24.27	1.73
Skyline Builders Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Fluor has higher revenue and earnings than Skyline Builders Group.

Profitability

This table compares Fluor and Skyline Builders Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluor	25.35%	9.27%	4.06%
Skyline Builders Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.1% of Fluor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fluor and Skyline Builders Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluor	1	4	4	0	2.33
Skyline Builders Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fluor presently has a consensus price target of $49.57, indicating a potential upside of 17.86%. Given Fluor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than Skyline Builders Group.

Summary

Fluor beats Skyline Builders Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fluor

Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; operation and maintenance; asset integrity; and project management services worldwide. The company operates through Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions, Mission Solutions, and Other segments. The Energy Solutions segment provides solutions to the energy transition markets, including asset decarbonization, carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste-to-energy, green chemicals, hydrogen, nuclear power, and other low-carbon energy sources. It also provides consulting services, including feasibility studies, process assessments, and project finance structuring; and a range of services for small modular reactor technologies, conventional and advanced nuclear reactor technologies. This segment serves the production and fuels, chemicals, LNG, power markets, chemicals and petrochemical industries. The Urban Solutions segment offers EPC and project management services to the infrastructure, advanced technologies, life sciences, and mining and metals industries. This segment also provides staffing services to the company and third-party clients with technical, professional, and craft resources on a contract or permanent placement basis. The Mission Solutions segment offers technical solutions to the U.S. and other governments. It also delivers solutions for nuclear security and operation, nuclear waste management, and laboratory management; and operation and maintenance, logistics, EPC, and life support solutions for mission-critical facilities across U.S. military service organizations. This segment offers site management, environmental remediation, and decommissioning for nuclear remediation at governmental facilities, as well as services to commercial nuclear clients. Fluor Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

About Skyline Builders Group

Skyline Builders Group Holding Ltd. operates as an exempted limited liability company. It operates business through its subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited, which provides construction activities include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works in Hong Kong. The company was founded on June 25, 2024 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.