OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) vs. MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) Head-To-Head Analysis

OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN – Get Rating) and MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG – Get Rating) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for OriginClear and MYR Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OriginClear	0	0	0	0	N/A
MYR Group	0	0	2	0	3.00

MYR Group has a consensus target price of $118.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.38%. Given MYR Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MYR Group is more favorable than OriginClear.

Profitability

This table compares OriginClear and MYR Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OriginClear	-103.99%	N/A	-197.92%
MYR Group	2.70%	15.58%	6.41%

Volatility and Risk

OriginClear has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MYR Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OriginClear and MYR Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OriginClear	$10.38 million	1.18	-$10.79 million	$0.01	1.00
MYR Group	$3.18 billion	0.70	$83.38 million	$5.08	26.36

MYR Group has higher revenue and earnings than OriginClear. OriginClear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.2% of MYR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of OriginClear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of MYR Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MYR Group beats OriginClear on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OriginClear

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OriginClear, Inc. engages in the provision and development of water cleanup technology. The company was founded by T. Riggs Eckelberry and Nicholas Eckelberry on June 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.

About MYR Group

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MYR Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of electrical construction services. It operates through the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) and Commercial and Industrial (C&I) segments. The T&D segment offers a range of services on electric transmission and distribution networks and substation facilities. The C&I segment includes the design, installation, maintenance and repair of commercial and industrial wiring, installation of traffic networks and the installation of bridge, roadway, and tunnel lighting. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Thornton, CO.