Reviewing MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) and Técnicas Reunidas (OTCMKTS:TNISF)

Técnicas Reunidas (OTCMKTS:TNISF) and MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Técnicas Reunidas and MYR Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Técnicas Reunidas	0	0	0	0	0.00
MYR Group	0	3	3	2	2.88

MYR Group has a consensus target price of $451.20, suggesting a potential upside of 52.36%. Given MYR Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MYR Group is more favorable than Técnicas Reunidas.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.7% of Técnicas Reunidas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of MYR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of MYR Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Técnicas Reunidas and MYR Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Técnicas Reunidas	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.34	17.10
MYR Group	$3.66 billion	1.26	$118.42 million	$10.54	28.10

MYR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Técnicas Reunidas. Técnicas Reunidas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Técnicas Reunidas and MYR Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Técnicas Reunidas	N/A	N/A	N/A
MYR Group	4.13%	24.17%	9.96%

Summary

MYR Group beats Técnicas Reunidas on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Técnicas Reunidas

Técnicas Reunidas, S.A., an engineering and construction company, designs and manages industrial plant projects worldwide. It operates through Oil and Gas, Power, and Other Industries segments. The Oil and Gas segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction services in oil processing operations, and chemical production and processing operations; services related to the natural gas production and extraction value chain, such as production, processing, storage, and transportation; constructs, revamps, and expands refining plants; designs and builds auxiliary services and other refining units; and designs and constructs monomers, polymers and plastics, chemical, and fertilizer producing and processing plants. The Power segment provides consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction services for a range of electricity generating plants comprising conventional thermal plants, combined cycle power plants, gasification integrated plants with combined cycle, nuclear plants, co-generators, solar plants, fuel cells, solid waste plants, and biomass technology plants, as well as plant operation and maintenance services; and supplies turnkey plants. The Other Industries segment undertakes projects in various areas that include airports, industrial facilities, and desalination and water treatment plants, as well as projects for public authorities and other organizations, including management of car parks and sports centers. Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. is also involved in the real estate development, commercial development, and machinery wholesale business; and technical assistance, construction supervision, project management, technical management, and start-up and training activities. The company was formerly known as Lummus Española, S.A. and changed its name to Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. in 1972. Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

About MYR Group

MYR Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electrical construction services in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Transmission and Distribution, and Commercial and Industrial. The Transmission and Distribution segment offers a range of services on electric transmission and distribution networks, and substation facilities, including design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair services with primary focus on construction, maintenance, and repair to customers in the electric utility industry; and services, including construction and maintenance of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage underground and overhead distribution systems, clean energy projects, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure services, as well as emergency restoration services in response to hurricane, wildfire, ice, or other related damages. This segment serves as a prime contractor to customers, such as investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, private developers, government-funded utilities, independent power producers, independent transmission companies, industrial facility owners, and other contractors. The Commercial and Industrial segment provides a range of services, including design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wiring; and installation of intelligent transportation systems, roadway lighting, and signalization for airports, hospitals, data centers, hotels, stadiums, commercial and industrial facilities, clean energy projects, manufacturing plants, processing facilities, water/waste-water treatment facilities, mining facilities, intelligent transportation systems, roadway lighting, signalization, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This segment serves general contractors, commercial and industrial facility owners, governmental agencies, and developers. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.