Arcosa (ACA) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Does the media refer more to ACA or ALG?

In the previous week, Arcosa had 2 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Arcosa and 8 mentions for Alamo Group. Alamo Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Arcosa's score of 1.37 indicating that Alamo Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arcosa	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alamo Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

Do analysts rate ACA or ALG?

Arcosa presently has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.50%. Alamo Group has a consensus target price of $234.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.56%. Given Arcosa's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$2.68B	1.75	$93.70M	$1.88	50.70
Alamo Group	$1.63B	1.53	$115.93M	$9.82	20.98

Summary

Alamo Group beats Arcosa on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.