ESOA vs. HOVNP, FER, LEN.B, J, APG, BLD, IBP, IESC, TMHC, and ROAD
Should you be buying Energy Services of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Energy Services of America include Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A (HOVNP), Ferrovial (FER), Lennar (LEN.B), Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Installed Building Products (IBP), IES (IESC), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Construction Partners (ROAD). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry.
Energy Services of America vs. Its Competitors
Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A (NASDAQ:HOVNP) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Energy Services of America pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Energy Services of America pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Energy Services of America had 1 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Energy Services of America and 2 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A. Energy Services of America's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A's score of -0.05 indicating that Energy Services of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
2.1% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Energy Services of America currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 113.85%. Given Energy Services of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Energy Services of America is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A.
Summary
Energy Services of America beats Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ESOA) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
