IES (IESC) Competitors $349.31 -13.02 (-3.59%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$349.24 -0.07 (-0.02%) As of 08/29/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IESC vs. EME, FIX, J, APG, BLD, IBP, TMHC, ROAD, ECG, and GRBKShould you be buying IES stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IES include EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Installed Building Products (IBP), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Everus Construction Group (ECG), and Green Brick Partners (GRBK). IES vs. Its Competitors EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA Jacobs Solutions APi Group TopBuild Installed Building Products Taylor Morrison Home Construction Partners Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners IES (NASDAQ:IESC) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to IESC or EME? In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 6 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for EMCOR Group and 19 mentions for IES. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat IES's score of 1.33 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IES 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EMCOR Group 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is IESC or EME more profitable? IES has a net margin of 8.15% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.07%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 38.01% beat IES's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IES8.15% 37.23% 19.16% EMCOR Group 7.07%38.01%14.11% Which has higher earnings & valuation, IESC or EME? EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than IES. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IES, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIES$2.88B2.40$201.98M$13.0926.69EMCOR Group$14.57B1.90$1.01B$24.1025.72 Which has more risk & volatility, IESC or EME? IES has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IESC or EME? EMCOR Group has a consensus price target of $594.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.10%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than IES.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IES 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00EMCOR Group 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IESC or EME? 86.6% of IES shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 56.8% of IES shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEMCOR Group beats IES on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IESC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IESC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIESELEC MISC SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.93B$11.82B$29.79B$9.74BDividend YieldN/A1.00%3.19%4.48%P/E Ratio26.6928.97419.8226.59Price / Sales2.402.051,455.37159.07Price / Cash29.8421.7034.2828.92Price / Book11.424.907.056.08Net Income$201.98M$316.08M$807.18M$265.93M7 Day Performance-1.32%4.40%0.74%0.36%1 Month Performance-0.31%7.07%4.42%5.58%1 Year Performance87.27%28.40%24,221.14%19.67% IES Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IESCIES2.6132 of 5 stars$349.31-3.6%N/A+87.3%$6.93B$2.88B26.699,485News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeEMEEMCOR Group3.8074 of 5 stars$608.61-0.3%$594.50-2.3%+57.7%$27.32B$14.57B25.2540,400Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA4.6771 of 5 stars$690.57+0.2%$635.60-8.0%+99.1%$24.33B$7.03B35.4918,300Positive NewsJJacobs Solutions2.8261 of 5 stars$147.20-0.9%$155.25+5.5%-2.9%$17.75B$11.50B36.7145,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAPGAPi Group2.8794 of 5 stars$35.93+0.5%$36.10+0.4%+50.7%$14.87B$7.40B112.3029,000News CoveragePositive NewsBLDTopBuild3.837 of 5 stars$429.06-1.2%$394.67-8.0%+6.9%$12.22B$5.33B21.1313,984Positive NewsIBPInstalled Building Products3.9441 of 5 stars$273.61+0.2%$217.36-20.6%+17.8%$7.46B$2.94B30.4310,800Positive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.196 of 5 stars$67.98-2.1%$76.88+13.1%0.0%$6.97B$8.17B7.853,000News CoveragePositive NewsROADConstruction Partners3.2667 of 5 stars$121.12+0.4%$112.33-7.3%+81.7%$6.76B$1.82B88.414,920Positive NewsECGEverus Construction Group0.8126 of 5 stars$75.53-0.8%$80.33+6.4%N/A$3.88B$2.85B23.318,700Positive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners2.2066 of 5 stars$70.25-1.1%$66.00-6.0%-11.4%$3.06B$2.14B9.12550Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EMCOR Group Alternatives Comfort Systems USA Alternatives Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives Installed Building Products Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives Construction Partners Alternatives Everus Construction Group Alternatives Green Brick Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IESC) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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