Contrasting Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and TopBuild (NYSE:BLD)

Ming Shing Group (NASDAQ:MSW) and TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ming Shing Group and TopBuild”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ming Shing Group	$27.57 million	2.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
TopBuild	$5.19 billion	1.76	$614.25 million	$19.82	15.67

TopBuild has higher revenue and earnings than Ming Shing Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.7% of TopBuild shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Ming Shing Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of TopBuild shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Ming Shing Group and TopBuild’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ming Shing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
TopBuild	11.66%	26.40%	12.85%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ming Shing Group and TopBuild, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ming Shing Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
TopBuild	0	3	5	0	2.63

TopBuild has a consensus target price of $437.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.69%. Given TopBuild’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Ming Shing Group.

Summary

TopBuild beats Ming Shing Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ming Shing Group

Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited is a company mainly engaged in wet trades works, such as plastering works, tile laying works, brick laying works, floor screeding works and marble works. Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited is based in Hong Kong.

About TopBuild

TopBuild Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation and distribution of insulation and other building material products to the construction industry. The company operates in two segments, Installation and Specialty Distribution. It provides insulation products and accessories, glass and windows, rain gutters, garage doors, fireplaces, roofing materials, closet shelving, and other products. The company also offers insulation installation services for fiberglass batts and rolls, blown-in loose fill fiberglass, polyurethane spray foam, and blown-in loose fill cellulose applications. In addition, it distributes building and mechanical insulation, insulation accessories, and other building product materials for the residential, commercial, and industrial end markets. The company serves single-family homebuilders, single-family custom builders, multi-family builders, commercial general contractors, remodelers, and individual homeowners, as well as insulation contractors, gutter contractors, weatherization contractors, other contractors, dealers, metal building erectors, and modular home builders. It operates installation branches and distribution centers in the United States and Canada. The company was formerly known as Masco SpinCo Corp. and changed its name to TopBuild Corp. in March 2015. TopBuild Corp. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.