Critical Contrast: Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and Reitar Logtech (NASDAQ:RITR)

Reitar Logtech (NASDAQ:RITR) and Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Orion Group shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Reitar Logtech and Orion Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reitar Logtech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orion Group	0.40%	3.07%	1.10%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Reitar Logtech and Orion Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reitar Logtech	$28.32 million	0.20	$1.01 million	N/A	N/A
Orion Group	$852.26 million	0.44	$2.49 million	$0.09	101.78

Orion Group has higher revenue and earnings than Reitar Logtech.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Reitar Logtech and Orion Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reitar Logtech	1	0	0	0	1.00
Orion Group	2	0	5	0	2.43

Orion Group has a consensus price target of $17.20, suggesting a potential upside of 87.77%. Given Orion Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Reitar Logtech.

Risk & Volatility

Reitar Logtech has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Orion Group beats Reitar Logtech on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Reitar Logtech

Reitar Logtech Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides construction management and engineering design services. It operates in two segments, Asset Management and Professional Consultancy Services; and Construction Management and Engineering Design Services. The company provides construction management and engineering design services for cold storage facilities, automated warehouses, renovated offices, and tailor-made electrical systems. It also offers asset management services for construction projects, including refrigerated storages and warehouses; and professional consultancy services for construction projects, such as renovation works, interior designs and modification works of commercial units, and residential or commercial redevelopment works. The company serves logistics property investors comprising investment funds and property owners; and logistics operators and direct users. Reitar Logtech Holdings Limited was founded in 2015 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

About Orion Group

Orion Group Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty construction company in the building, industrial, and infrastructure sectors in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and the Caribbean Basin. It operates in two segments, Marine and Concrete. The company provides marine construction services, including construction, restoration, dredging, maintenance, and repair of marine transportation facilities and pipelines, bridges and causeways, and marine environmental structures. Its marine transportation facility projects comprise cruise ship port facilities, private terminals, special-use navy terminals, recreational use marinas and docks, and other marine-based facilities, as well as building or rehabilitating public port facilities for container ship loading and unloading. The company also offers on-going maintenance and repair, inspection, emergency repair, and demolition and salvage services. Its marine pipeline service projects include the installation and removal of underwater buried pipeline transmission lines; the installation of pipeline intakes and outfalls for industrial facilities; the construction of pipeline outfalls for wastewater and industrial discharges; river crossing and directional drilling; the creation of hot taps and tie-ins; and inspection, maintenance, and repair services. The company's bridge and causeway projects include the construction, repair, and maintenance of overwater bridges and causeways, as well as the develops fendering systems in marine environments. The company also provides specialty services, such as design, salvage, demolition, surveying, towing, diving and underwater inspection, excavation, and repair services. In addition, it offers elevated concrete pouring for columns, elevated beams, and structural walls; and light commercial services comprising slabs, sidewalks, ramps, and tilt walls. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.