IES (IESC) Competitors

IES (NASDAQ:IESC) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Does the media prefer IESC or EME?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 17 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for EMCOR Group and 5 mentions for IES. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat IES's score of 0.84 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMCOR Group	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IES	$2.88B	2.40	$201.98M	$13.09	26.69
EMCOR Group	$14.57B	1.94	$1.01B	$24.10	26.16

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IESC or EME?

86.6% of IES shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.8% of IES shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer IESC or EME?

EMCOR Group has a consensus target price of $594.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.69%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	0.00
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

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
IES	8.15%	37.23%	19.16%
EMCOR Group	7.07%	38.01%	14.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, IESC or EME?

IES has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EMCOR Group beats IES on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.