Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF – Get Free Report) and Montrose Environmental Group (NYSE:ONT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Black Diamond Group and Montrose Environmental Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Black Diamond Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Montrose Environmental Group | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.83 |
Montrose Environmental Group has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.23%. Given Montrose Environmental Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Montrose Environmental Group is more favorable than Black Diamond Group.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Black Diamond Group | $326.99 million | 3.03 | $24.93 million | $0.25 | 58.00 |
| Montrose Environmental Group | $830.54 million | 0.60 | -$840,000.00 | ($0.33) | -43.06 |
Black Diamond Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Montrose Environmental Group. Montrose Environmental Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Diamond Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Black Diamond Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montrose Environmental Group has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Black Diamond Group and Montrose Environmental Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Black Diamond Group | 4.60% | 7.24% | 2.96% |
| Montrose Environmental Group | -1.44% | 4.11% | 1.89% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
87.9% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Black Diamond Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Black Diamond Group beats Montrose Environmental Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Black Diamond Group
Black Diamond Group Limited rents and sells modular space and workforce accommodation solutions. It operates through two segments, Modular Space Solutions and Workforce Solutions. The Modular Space Solutions segment provides modular space rentals to customers in the construction, real estate development, education, manufacturing, health care, financial, government, and defense industries in North America. Its products include office units, lavatories, storage units, large multi-unit office complexes, classroom facilities, banking and health care facilities, high security modular buildings, custom manufactured modular facilities, blast resistant structures, SmartSpace interchangeable paneled units, and storage containers. This segment also sells new and used space rentals units; and provides delivery, installation, project management, and ancillary rental items, products, and services. The Workforce Solutions segment provides workforce housing solutions, including rental of accommodations and surface equipment, and provision of turnkey lodging and travel management logistics services in Canada, the United States, and Australia. This segment also provides associated services, such as installation, transportation, dismantlement, and sale of used fleet assets. This segment primarily serves the resource, infrastructure, construction, disaster recovery, and education sectors. It also provides specialized field rentals to oil and gas industries. The company markets its rental assets, custom sales, and ancillary products and services through in-house sales personnel, its website, social media, web campaigns, and its digital marketplace. Black Diamond Group Limited was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Montrose Environmental Group
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. operates as an environmental services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Assessment, Permitting and Response; Measurement and Analysis; and Remediation and Reuse. The Assessment, Permitting and Response segment provides scientific advisory and consulting services to support environmental assessments; environmental emergency response and recovery; toxicology consulting and environmental audits and permits for current operations; facility upgrades; new projects; decommissioning projects; and development projects. This segment also offers technical advisory and consulting services, including regulatory compliance support and planning, environmental, ecosystem and toxicological assessments, and support during responses to environmental disruptions. The Measurement and Analysis segment tests and analyzes air, water, and soil to determine concentrations of contaminants, as well as the toxicological impact of contaminants on flora, fauna, and human health. Its services include source and ambient air testing and monitoring, leak detection, and advanced analytical laboratory services, such as storm water, wastewater, and drinking water analysis. The Remediation and Reuse segment provides engineering, design, implementation, and operations and maintenance services primarily to treat contaminated water, remove contaminants from soil, or create biogas from waste. The company serves financial, oil and gas, utilities, construction, automotive, real-estate, midstream energy, manufacturing, commodities, petrochemical, food and beverage, telecommunications, and engineering industries, as well as local, state, provincial, and federal government entities. Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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