Arcosa (ACA) Competitors

Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) and Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACA or ALG?

90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ACA or ALG?

Alamo Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Arcosa. Alamo Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcosa, 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
Arcosa	$2.57B	1.59	$93.70M	$1.59	52.54
Alamo Group	$1.59B	1.64	$115.93M	$9.60	22.46

Does the media refer more to ACA or ALG?

In the previous week, Alamo Group had 2 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Alamo Group and 6 mentions for Arcosa. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arcosa	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alamo Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ACA or ALG more profitable?

Alamo Group has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 3.00%. Alamo Group's return on equity of 11.56% beat Arcosa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcosa	3.00%	5.59%	3.02%
Alamo Group	7.25%	11.56%	7.92%

Do analysts recommend ACA or ALG?

Arcosa currently has a consensus target price of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.49%. Alamo Group has a consensus target price of $206.33, indicating a potential downside of 4.32%. Given Arcosa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arcosa is more favorable than Alamo Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arcosa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alamo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ACA or ALG a better dividend stock?

Arcosa pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Arcosa pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alamo Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Alamo Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ACA or ALG?

Arcosa has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alamo Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alamo Group beats Arcosa on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.