Millennium Prime (OTCMKTS:MLMN) versus Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Head-To-Head Review

Millennium Prime (OTCMKTS:MLMN) and Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

72.3% of Willdan Group shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Millennium Prime shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Willdan Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Millennium Prime has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willdan Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Millennium Prime and Willdan Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Millennium Prime	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	N/A	N/A
Willdan Group	$565.80 million	3.10	$22.57 million	$2.78	42.81

Willdan Group has higher revenue and earnings than Millennium Prime.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Millennium Prime and Willdan Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Millennium Prime	0	0	0	0	0.00
Willdan Group	0	1	3	0	2.75

Willdan Group has a consensus target price of $124.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Willdan Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Willdan Group is more favorable than Millennium Prime.

Profitability

This table compares Millennium Prime and Willdan Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Millennium Prime	N/A	N/A	N/A
Willdan Group	6.37%	20.23%	10.79%

Summary

Willdan Group beats Millennium Prime on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Millennium Prime

Millennium Prime, Inc. develops, acquires, and markets lifestyle brands and products for the Millennial marketplace. It focuses on marketing products in the areas of beverage, apparel, and general merchandise. Millennium Prime, Inc. was formerly known as Genio Group, Inc. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.

About Willdan Group

Willdan Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides professional, technical, and consulting services primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Energy, and Engineering and Consulting. The Energy segment offers comprehensive audit and surveys, program design and implementation, master planning, demand reduction, grid optimization, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, construction management, performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, measurement and verification services, and software and data analytics, as well as energy consulting and engineering, turnkey facility and infrastructure projects, and customer support services. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides building and safety, city engineering and code enforcement, development plan review and inspection, disaster recovery, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, planning and surveying, contract staff support, program and construction management, structural engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources services. This segment also offers district administration, financial consulting, and federal compliance services. It serves public and governmental agencies, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, school districts, and universities; investor and municipal owned energy utilities; state and federal agencies; and commercial and industrial firms, as well as various other special districts and agencies. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.