MTRX vs. AMRC, GLDD, NWPX, ORN, PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, and FLR
Should you be buying Matrix Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matrix Service include Ameresco (AMRC), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), Northwest Pipe (NWPX), Orion Group (ORN), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), and Fluor (FLR). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Matrix Service vs. Its Competitors
Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Ameresco has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ameresco currently has a consensus price target of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.17%. Matrix Service has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.26%. Given Matrix Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Ameresco.
In the previous week, Ameresco had 1 more articles in the media than Matrix Service. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameresco and 3 mentions for Matrix Service. Matrix Service's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Ameresco's score of 0.56 indicating that Matrix Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Ameresco has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -3.04%. Ameresco's return on equity of 6.32% beat Matrix Service's return on equity.
99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Matrix Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matrix Service shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Ameresco beats Matrix Service on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MTRX) was last updated on 6/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff