MTZ vs. EME, ACM, FIX, KBR, FLR, DY, STRL, PRIM, GVA, and MYRG
Should you be buying MasTec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MasTec include EMCOR Group (EME), AECOM (ACM), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), KBR (KBR), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Primoris Services (PRIM), Granite Construction (GVA), and MYR Group (MYRG). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 2 more articles in the media than MasTec. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EMCOR Group and 8 mentions for MasTec. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat MasTec's score of 0.85 indicating that MasTec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
EMCOR Group has a net margin of 5.48% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of -0.09%. MasTec's return on equity of 30.38% beat EMCOR Group's return on equity.
EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than MasTec. MasTec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCOR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasTec has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EMCOR Group currently has a consensus price target of $375.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. MasTec has a consensus price target of $116.23, indicating a potential upside of 8.56%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MasTec is more favorable than EMCOR Group.
MasTec received 436 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.50% of users gave MasTec an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.
92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of MasTec shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of MasTec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
EMCOR Group beats MasTec on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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