MC Endeavors (OTCMKTS:MSMY) versus Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) Critical Review

MC Endeavors (OTCMKTS:MSMY) and Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MC Endeavors and Granite Construction”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MC Endeavors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Construction	$4.08 billion	1.17	$126.35 million	$3.06	35.70

Granite Construction has higher revenue and earnings than MC Endeavors.

Profitability

This table compares MC Endeavors and Granite Construction’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MC Endeavors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Construction	3.89%	21.64%	7.65%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for MC Endeavors and Granite Construction, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MC Endeavors	0	0	0	0	0.00
Granite Construction	1	0	1	0	2.00

Granite Construction has a consensus target price of $76.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.43%. Given Granite Construction’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Granite Construction is more favorable than MC Endeavors.

Risk & Volatility

MC Endeavors has a beta of 4.37, suggesting that its stock price is 337% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Construction has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Granite Construction beats MC Endeavors on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MC Endeavors

MC Endeavors, Inc. develops single core platform to produce, distribute, and monetize online communities for individuals and businesses to interact with industries ranging from industrial business to healthcare to entertainment. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Dana Point, California.

About Granite Construction

Granite Construction Incorporated operates as an infrastructure contractor in the United States. It operates through two segments: Construction and Materials segments. The Construction segment engages in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, pavement preservation, bridges, rail lines, airports, marine ports, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, infrastructure, and site development for use by the public and water-related construction for municipal agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies; and construction of various complex projects, including infrastructure/site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar storage, and power related projects. The Materials segment is involved in the production of aggregates, asphalt concrete, liquid asphalt, and recycled materials production for internal use in our construction projects and sale to third parties. It also offers site preparation, mining, and infrastructure services for residential development, energy development, commercial and industrial sites, railways, residential development, and energy development; and provides construction management professional services. It serves federal agencies, state departments of transportation, local transit authorities, county and city public works departments, school districts and developers, utilities, contractors, landscapers, manufacturers of products requiring aggregate materials, retailers, homeowners, farmers, brokers, and private owners of industrial, commercial, and residential sites. Granite Construction Incorporated was incorporated in 1922 and is headquartered in Watsonville, California.