ACA vs. ALG, EXP, ITT, NPO, JHX, CX, FBIN, WFG, TGLS, and SKY
Should you be buying Arcosa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arcosa include Alamo Group (ALG), Eagle Materials (EXP), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Cemex (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and Champion Homes (SKY).
Arcosa vs. Its Competitors
Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
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.
Alamo Group currently has a consensus price target of $196.33, indicating a potential downside of 13.06%. Arcosa has a consensus price target of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Arcosa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arcosa is more favorable than Alamo Group.
Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Arcosa pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcosa pays out 12.6% 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.
Alamo Group has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Alamo Group had 3 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alamo Group and 3 mentions for Arcosa. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.57 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Alamo Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned 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.
Summary
Alamo Group beats Arcosa on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ACA) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff