IES (IESC) Competitors $250.74 -3.51 (-1.38%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IESC vs. J, APG, BLD, TMHC, ROAD, IBP, GRBK, ECG, DFH, and BBUShould you be buying IES stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IES include Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Installed Building Products (IBP), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Everus (ECG), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), and Brookfield Business Partners (BBU). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. IES vs. Jacobs Solutions APi Group TopBuild Taylor Morrison Home Construction Partners Installed Building Products Green Brick Partners Everus Dream Finders Homes Brookfield Business Partners Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and IES (NASDAQ:IESC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor J or IESC? IES received 83 more outperform votes than Jacobs Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.10% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.14% of users gave IES an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJacobs SolutionsOutperform Votes10374.10% Underperform Votes3625.90% IESOutperform Votes18664.14% Underperform Votes10435.86% Do institutionals and insiders believe in J or IESC? 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of IES shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.8% of IES shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is J or IESC more profitable? IES has a net margin of 7.30% compared to Jacobs Solutions' net margin of 4.28%. IES's return on equity of 35.81% beat Jacobs Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jacobs Solutions4.28% 14.87% 6.18% IES 7.30%35.81%17.78% Which has better valuation and earnings, J or IESC? Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than IES. IES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jacobs Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJacobs Solutions$11.69B1.32$821.09M$3.6335.28IES$3.13B1.59$201.98M$11.9520.98 Do analysts rate J or IESC? Jacobs Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $150.86, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Given Jacobs Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than IES.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jacobs Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63IES 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, J or IESC? Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IES has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to J or IESC? In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 12 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 11 mentions for IES. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat IES's score of 1.50 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jacobs Solutions 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive IES 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryJacobs Solutions and IES tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IES News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IESC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricIESElectrical work IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.98B$23.48B$25.22B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A0.22%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio23.3534.2345.0920.05Price / Sales1.591.832,233.78119.55Price / Cash17.0025.9234.7834.62Price / Book7.699.216.794.61Net Income$201.98M$475.77M$737.99M$248.19M7 Day Performance-8.14%-1.61%0.61%2.88%1 Month Performance37.02%31.66%14.67%15.40%1 Year Performance58.02%39.30%52,433.43%7.68% IES Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IESCIES3.0027 of 5 stars$250.74-1.4%N/A+58.0%$4.98B$3.13B23.358,080News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpJJacobs Solutions3.445 of 5 stars$127.59+3.9%$150.86+18.2%-6.4%$15.64B$11.69B26.3160,000News CoveragePositive NewsAPGAPi Group3.0271 of 5 stars$45.37+2.7%$43.86-3.3%+27.7%$12.56B$7.14B-23.0326,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBLDTopBuild4.9131 of 5 stars$312.10+5.7%$380.22+21.8%-28.2%$8.92B$5.28B15.7513,100Gap UpTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.5033 of 5 stars$60.74+3.5%$76.88+26.6%-1.9%$6.10B$8.36B7.343,000Positive NewsROADConstruction Partners3.3404 of 5 stars$100.02+4.5%$91.00-9.0%+77.9%$5.59B$1.99B93.483,790Positive NewsIBPInstalled Building Products4.4559 of 5 stars$167.42+4.0%$212.45+26.9%-24.4%$4.62B$2.93B18.6010,300GRBKGreen Brick Partners2.489 of 5 stars$62.47+4.0%$74.00+18.5%+6.4%$2.74B$2.15B8.11550Positive NewsECGEverus1.4537 of 5 stars$50.15+4.6%$63.33+26.3%N/A$2.56B$2.85B0.007,600Trending NewsGap UpDFHDream Finders Homes3.1999 of 5 stars$23.66+3.8%$30.83+30.3%-22.9%$2.21B$4.45B7.731,210Positive NewsBBUBrookfield Business Partners3.2063 of 5 stars$24.47+6.3%$31.00+26.7%+25.0%$2.19B$35.35B-49.9416,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives Construction Partners Alternatives Installed Building Products Alternatives Green Brick Partners Alternatives Everus Alternatives Dream Finders Homes Alternatives Brookfield Business 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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