Williams Industrial Services Group (WLMS) versus The Competition Head-To-Head Review

Williams Industrial Services Group (OTCMKTS:WLMS) is one of 18 publicly-traded companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Williams Industrial Services Group to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.4% of Williams Industrial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Williams Industrial Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Williams Industrial Services Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams Industrial Services Group	-4.33%	-42.93%	-10.78%
Williams Industrial Services Group Competitors	1.81%	6.34%	2.87%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Williams Industrial Services Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Williams Industrial Services Group	$238.12 million	-$13.68 million	N/A
Williams Industrial Services Group Competitors	$19.57 billion	$725.52 million	25.22

Williams Industrial Services Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Williams Industrial Services Group. Williams Industrial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Williams Industrial Services Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams Industrial Services Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Williams Industrial Services Group Competitors	47	484	761	18	2.57

As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential upside of 6.14%.

Volatility & Risk

Williams Industrial Services Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Industrial Services Group’s competitors have a beta of 0.83, suggesting that their average share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Williams Industrial Services Group competitors beat Williams Industrial Services Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Williams Industrial Services Group

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. provides construction, maintenance, and support services to customers in the energy, power, and industrial end markets primarily in the United States. It offers maintenance, modification, repair, and other capital project services to extend life cycles of nuclear, paper, chemical, fossil fuel, industrial gas, hydro power, natural gas, and other facilities. The company also provides cleaning, surface preparation, coatings application, quality control, and inspection testing services for nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, industrial facilities, and petrochemical plants; industrial insulation services, primarily in power generation installations; and abatement services for the removal of asbestos and heavy metal-based coatings, such as lead paint. In addition, it offers services to convert analog control systems to digital control systems of operating plants; fossil power plants decommissioning services; and nuclear power plant construction services. Further, the company installs, maintains, and modifies water and wastewater systems, including piping, pumping, storage tanks, and other related facilities; and replaces, repairs, and upgrades industrial facility roofing systems, principally at pulp and paper manufacturing facilities and nuclear power plant locations. It markets its services through sales and marketing personnel, as well as its on-site operations personnel. The company was formerly known as Global Power Equipment Group Inc. and changed its name to Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. in June 2018. Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.