Limbach (LMB) Competitors

Limbach (NASDAQ:LMB) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, LMB or ROAD?

Limbach has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer LMB or ROAD?

In the previous week, Construction Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Limbach. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Construction Partners and 7 mentions for Limbach. Limbach's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Construction Partners' score of 0.99 indicating that Limbach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Limbach	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Construction Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LMB or ROAD?

Limbach presently has a consensus price target of $115.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.69%. Construction Partners has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.59%. Given Construction Partners' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Construction Partners is more favorable than Limbach.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Limbach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Construction Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LMB or ROAD?

Construction Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Limbach. Limbach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Construction Partners, 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
Limbach	$532.91M	3.09	$20.75M	$2.79	50.84
Construction Partners	$2.19B	2.70	$68.93M	$1.17	90.01

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LMB or ROAD?

Limbach received 50 more outperform votes than Construction Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.84% of users gave Construction Partners an outperform vote while only 56.31% of users gave Limbach an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Limbach	Outperform Votes 223 56.31%	Underperform Votes 173 43.69%
Construction Partners	Outperform Votes 173 58.84%	Underperform Votes 121 41.16%

Is LMB or ROAD more profitable?

Limbach has a net margin of 5.08% compared to Construction Partners' net margin of 2.82%. Limbach's return on equity of 20.16% beat Construction Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Limbach	5.08%	20.16%	8.60%
Construction Partners	2.82%	11.94%	4.29%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LMB or ROAD?

55.8% of Limbach shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Limbach shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Construction Partners 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.

Summary

Limbach beats Construction Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.