Reviewing Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) & SKK (NASDAQ:SKK)

SKK (NASDAQ:SKK) and Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for SKK and Southland, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SKK	1	0	0	0	1.00
Southland	0	1	0	0	2.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SKK and Southland”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SKK	$12.95 million	0.75	-$2.92 million	N/A	N/A
Southland	$603.01 million	0.06	-$19.25 million	($7.46)	-0.08

SKK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Southland.

Profitability

This table compares SKK and Southland’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SKK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.4% of Southland shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

SKK has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About SKK

SKK Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides civil engineering services in Singapore. It undertakes subsurface utility works, such as power and telecommunication cable laying works, water pipeline works, and sewer rehabilitation works. The company also offers gas pipeline and sewer construction works; and underground piping, underground utility infrastructure construction and maintenance, horizontal directional drilling, and plumbing and sanitary works. It serves government authorities, utility companies, or contractors. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Southland

Southland Holdings, Inc. engages in specialty infrastructure construction business in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Civil and Transportation. The Civil segment designs and constructs water pipelines, pump stations, lift stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, concrete and structural steel, outfall, and tunneling. The Transportation segment designs and constructs bridges, roadways, marine, dredging, ship terminals and piers, and specialty structures and facilities, as well as convention centers, sports stadiums, marine facilities, and ferris wheels. Southland Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.