Arcosa (ACA) Competitors

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

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 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamo Group pays out 12.2% 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.

Does the media prefer ACA or ALG?

In the previous week, Arcosa had 1 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Arcosa and 9 mentions for Alamo Group. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Alamo Group's score of 1.52 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arcosa	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Alamo Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend ACA or ALG?

Arcosa currently has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.50%. Alamo Group has a consensus price target of $234.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.56%. Given Arcosa's higher probable 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACA or ALG?

90.7% of Arcosa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Alamo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Arcosa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and 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	1.82	$93.70M	$1.88	50.70
Alamo Group	$1.60B	1.56	$115.93M	$9.82	20.98

Which has more risk & volatility, ACA or ALG?

Arcosa has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Alamo Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ACA or ALG more profitable?

Alamo Group has a net margin of 7.41% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 3.45%. Alamo Group's return on equity of 11.45% beat Arcosa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcosa	3.45%	6.25%	3.19%
Alamo Group	7.41%	11.45%	8.04%

Summary

Alamo Group beats Arcosa on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.