Matrix Service (MTRX) Competitors

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco presently has a consensus target price of $20.17, indicating a potential upside of 49.11%. Matrix Service has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.02%. Given Matrix Service's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Ameresco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameresco	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Matrix Service	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMRC or MTRX?

99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Matrix Service shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matrix Service shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco received 115 more outperform votes than Matrix Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.45% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote while only 56.41% of users gave Matrix Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 410 68.45%	Underperform Votes 189 31.55%
Matrix Service	Outperform Votes 295 56.41%	Underperform Votes 228 43.59%

Does the media refer more to AMRC or MTRX?

In the previous week, Ameresco had 10 more articles in the media than Matrix Service. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ameresco and 1 mentions for Matrix Service. Matrix Service's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Ameresco's score of 0.88 indicating that Matrix Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameresco	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Matrix Service	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMRC or MTRX more profitable?

Ameresco has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -4.76%. Ameresco's return on equity of 5.68% beat Matrix Service's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%
Matrix Service	-4.76%	-20.81%	-7.08%

Which has more risk & volatility, AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Matrix Service. Matrix Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameresco, 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
Ameresco	$1.82B	0.39	$62.47M	$1.02	13.26
Matrix Service	$742.41M	0.45	-$24.98M	-$0.81	-14.96

Summary

Ameresco beats Matrix Service on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.