ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) versus VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) Critical Survey

ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) and VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ABM Industries and VCI Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ABM Industries	$8.75 billion	0.29	$81.40 million	$2.59	16.26
VCI Global	$27.83 million	0.13	$7.87 million	N/A	N/A

ABM Industries has higher revenue and earnings than VCI Global.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ABM Industries and VCI Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABM Industries	0	4	1	0	2.20
VCI Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

ABM Industries presently has a consensus price target of $54.33, indicating a potential upside of 29.00%. Given ABM Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ABM Industries is more favorable than VCI Global.

Profitability

This table compares ABM Industries and VCI Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABM Industries	1.86%	11.96%	4.10%
VCI Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of ABM Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of VCI Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ABM Industries shares are owned by company 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.

Volatility and Risk

ABM Industries has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VCI Global has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ABM Industries beats VCI Global on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ABM Industries

ABM Industries Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of integrated facility, infrastructure, and mobility solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through Business & Industry, Manufacturing & Distribution, Education, Aviation, and Technical Solutions segments. The company offers janitorial, facilities engineering, and parking services for commercial real estate properties, including corporate offices for high tech clients, sports and entertainment venues, and traditional hospitals and non-acute healthcare facilities; provides vehicle maintenance and other services to rental car providers. It also offers integrated facility services, engineering, and other specialized services in various types of manufacturing, distribution, and data center facilities. In addition, the company delivers custodial and landscaping and grounds for public school districts, private schools, colleges, and universities. Further, it supports airlines and airports with services comprising passenger assistance, catering logistics, air cabin maintenance, and transportation services. Additionally, the company provides electric vehicle power design, installation, and maintenance, as well as microgrid systems installations. ABM Industries Incorporated was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About VCI Global

VCI Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides business and technology consulting services in Malaysia. The company offers business strategy consultancy services, including listing solutions, investors relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It also provides technology consultancy services and solutions, such as digital development, fintech solution, and software solutions. In addition, the company engages in corporate and business advisory services in corporate finance, corporate structuring and restructuring, equity investment, and merger and acquisition; listings on recognized stock exchanges; fintech advisory; technology development; and computer software programming. Further, it is involved in provision of artificial intelligence; image processing; communication; networking and process control software services; money lending services; education and training services; real estate management consultancy services; and leasing and operational management of resort properties. The company serves its products to small-medium enterprises and government-linked agencies, as well as to publicly traded conglomerates across various industries. VCI Global Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.