KBR (NYSE:KBR) and WANG & LEE GROUP (NASDAQ:WLGS) Financial Contrast

KBR (NYSE:KBR) and WANG & LEE GROUP (NASDAQ:WLGS) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

KBR has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WANG & LEE GROUP has a beta of 3.87, suggesting that its share price is 287% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares KBR and WANG & LEE GROUP”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KBR	$7.74 billion	0.84	$375.00 million	$2.76	18.30
WANG & LEE GROUP	$3.95 million	0.18	-$2.54 million	N/A	N/A

KBR has higher revenue and earnings than WANG & LEE GROUP.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for KBR and WANG & LEE GROUP, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KBR	0	5	4	0	2.44
WANG & LEE GROUP	0	0	0	0	0.00

KBR presently has a consensus price target of $62.78, suggesting a potential upside of 24.32%. Given KBR’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than WANG & LEE GROUP.

Profitability

This table compares KBR and WANG & LEE GROUP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KBR	4.52%	33.65%	7.33%
WANG & LEE GROUP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WANG & LEE GROUP shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of KBR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KBR beats WANG & LEE GROUP on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KBR

KBR, Inc. provides scientific, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and commercial customers worldwide. It operates through Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions segments. The Government Solutions segment offers life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Its services cover research and development, advanced prototyping, acquisition support, systems engineering, cyber analytics, space domain awareness, test and evaluation, systems integration and program management, global supply chain management, and operations readiness and support, as well as command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services. This segment also provides various professional advisory services to the defense, renewable energy, and critical infrastructure sectors. The Sustainable Technology Solutions segment operates portfolio of various proprietary process technologies for ammonia/syngas, chemical/petrochemicals, clean refining, and circular process/circular economy solutions. This segment also provides synergistic services, including advisory and consulting focused on broad-based energy transition and net-zero carbon emission solutions; high-end engineering, design and program management centered around decarbonization, energy efficiency, environmental impact and asset optimization; and digitally-enabled operating and monitoring solutions. KBR, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About WANG & LEE GROUP

Wang & Lee Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the installation of electrical and mechanical systems, it includes low voltage electrical systems, mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning systems, fire service systems, water supply and sewage disposal system installation and fitting out for the public and private sectors. The company was founded on May 20, 2021 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.