Harris & Harris Group (NASDAQ:TURN) vs. Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) Head to Head Comparison

Harris & Harris Group (NASDAQ:TURN) and Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Harris & Harris Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

19.8% of Harris & Harris Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Harris & Harris Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Harris & Harris Group and Mayville Engineering”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harris & Harris Group	$11.11 million	4.46	-$3.87 million	N/A	N/A
Mayville Engineering	$524.61 million	0.55	$25.97 million	$0.85	16.74

Mayville Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Harris & Harris Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Harris & Harris Group and Mayville Engineering, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harris & Harris Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mayville Engineering	0	0	3	1	3.25

Mayville Engineering has a consensus price target of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 45.24%. Given Mayville Engineering’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mayville Engineering is more favorable than Harris & Harris Group.

Profitability

This table compares Harris & Harris Group and Mayville Engineering’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harris & Harris Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mayville Engineering	3.41%	8.21%	4.52%

Summary

Mayville Engineering beats Harris & Harris Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Harris & Harris Group

180 Degree Capital Corp. is a publicly owned corporate pension plan sponsor. It primarily provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans. The firm is a large advisory firm which provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, pension consulting services. It manages separate client focused equity and balanced funds. It invests in exchange-traded equity securities, non exchange-traded equity securities, cash and cash equivalents and assets of the adviser that are primarily receivables and prepaid expenses. The firm conducts in-house research to make investments. The firm was formerly known as Harris & Harris Group, Inc. 180 Degree Capital Corp. was founded in 1981 and is based in Montclair, New Jersey.

About Mayville Engineering

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, design, prototyping and tooling, fabrication, aluminum extrusion, coating, and assembling of aftermarket components in the United States. It also supplies engineered components to original equipment manufacturers. The company serves heavy and medium duty commercial vehicles, construction and access equipment, powersports, agriculture, military, and other end markets. Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.