Willdan Group (WLDN) Competitors

Hill International (NYSE:HIL) and Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is HIL or WLDN more profitable?

Willdan Group has a net margin of 2.44% compared to Willdan Group's net margin of -0.52%. Hill International's return on equity of 10.62% beat Willdan Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hill International	-0.52%	2.40%	0.85%
Willdan Group	2.44%	10.62%	5.14%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HIL or WLDN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hill International	$377.44M	0.52	-$4.27M	-$0.04	-85.00
Willdan Group	$510.10M	0.88	$10.93M	$0.93	34.93

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIL or WLDN?

Hill International received 10 more outperform votes than Willdan Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.48% of users gave Hill International an outperform vote while only 65.60% of users gave Willdan Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hill International	Outperform Votes 277 70.48%	Underperform Votes 116 29.52%
Willdan Group	Outperform Votes 267 65.60%	Underperform Votes 140 34.40%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HIL or WLDN?

76.8% of Hill International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Willdan Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Hill International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Willdan Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend HIL or WLDN?

Willdan Group has a consensus price target of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. Given Hill International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Willdan Group is more favorable than Hill International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hill International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Willdan Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, HIL or WLDN?

Hill International has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willdan Group has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HIL or WLDN?

In the previous week, Willdan Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hill International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Willdan Group and 9 mentions for Hill International. Hill International's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Willdan Group's score of 0.17 indicating that Willdan Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hill International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Willdan Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Willdan Group beats Hill International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.