Critical Survey: ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) versus YY Group (NASDAQ:YYGH)

ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) and YY Group (NASDAQ:YYGH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ABM Industries and YY Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ABM Industries	$8.75 billion	0.29	$162.30 million	$2.59	16.55
YY Group	$41.10 million	0.31	-$4.84 million	N/A	N/A

ABM Industries has higher revenue and earnings than YY Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for ABM Industries and YY Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABM Industries	0	4	1	0	2.20
YY Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

ABM Industries presently has a consensus price target of $54.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.74%. Given ABM Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ABM Industries is more favorable than YY Group.

Risk and Volatility

ABM Industries has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YY Group has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of ABM Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of ABM Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ABM Industries and YY Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABM Industries	1.86%	11.96%	4.10%
YY Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ABM Industries beats YY Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ABM Industries

ABM Industries Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of integrated facility, infrastructure, and mobility solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through Business & Industry, Manufacturing & Distribution, Education, Aviation, and Technical Solutions segments. The company offers janitorial, facilities engineering, and parking services for commercial real estate properties, including corporate offices for high tech clients, sports and entertainment venues, and traditional hospitals and non-acute healthcare facilities; provides vehicle maintenance and other services to rental car providers. It also offers integrated facility services, engineering, and other specialized services in various types of manufacturing, distribution, and data center facilities. In addition, the company delivers custodial and landscaping and grounds for public school districts, private schools, colleges, and universities. Further, it supports airlines and airports with services comprising passenger assistance, catering logistics, air cabin maintenance, and transportation services. Additionally, the company provides electric vehicle power design, installation, and maintenance, as well as microgrid systems installations. ABM Industries Incorporated was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About YY Group

YY Group Holding Limited, a data and technology driven company, provides manpower outsourcing and cleaning services in Singapore and Malaysia. Its cleaning services include commercial cleaning for offices and schools; hospitality cleaning for hotels and shopping centers; industrial cleaning, facade cleaning, disinfection, and stewarding services for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions, as well as banquets; and pest control services. The company also offers cleaning robots and machines to enhance cleaning performance by deploying them at designated premises. In addition, it provides YY Smart iClean App, which is a smart toilet central management platform. Further, the company offers manpower contracting services; employment agencies; general cleaning services; manpower outsourcing with information technology solution; management consulting; and employment placement and recruitment services. YY Group Holding Limited was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Singapore.