Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Pipe has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMRC or NWPX more profitable?

Northwest Pipe has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Ameresco's net margin of 3.18%. Northwest Pipe's return on equity of 8.47% beat Ameresco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%
Northwest Pipe	6.12%	8.47%	4.79%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Pipe. Northwest Pipe 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	13.37
Northwest Pipe	$495.45M	0.79	$21.07M	$3.27	12.18

Do analysts recommend AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco currently has a consensus price target of $20.17, suggesting a potential upside of 47.85%. Northwest Pipe has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.09%. Given Ameresco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Northwest Pipe.

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
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to AMRC or NWPX?

In the previous week, Ameresco had 8 more articles in the media than Northwest Pipe. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ameresco and 4 mentions for Northwest Pipe. Northwest Pipe's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Ameresco's score of 1.20 indicating that Northwest Pipe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameresco	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northwest Pipe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMRC or NWPX?

99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Northwest Pipe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco received 127 more outperform votes than Northwest Pipe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.45% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote while only 57.17% of users gave Northwest Pipe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 410 68.45%	Underperform Votes 189 31.55%
Northwest Pipe	Outperform Votes 283 57.17%	Underperform Votes 212 42.83%

Summary

Ameresco beats Northwest Pipe on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.