Ameresco (AMRC) Competitors

MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) and Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MYRG or AMRC?

MYR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ameresco. Ameresco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, 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
MYR Group	$3.38B	0.76	$90.99M	$2.18	76.35
Ameresco	$1.82B	0.46	$62.47M	$1.02	15.59

Do analysts rate MYRG or AMRC?

MYR Group presently has a consensus target price of $157.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.68%. Ameresco has a consensus target price of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Ameresco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ameresco is more favorable than MYR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MYR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ameresco	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MYRG or AMRC?

88.9% of MYR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of MYR Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Ameresco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MYRG or AMRC?

MYR Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameresco has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MYRG or AMRC?

In the previous week, MYR Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ameresco. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for MYR Group and 10 mentions for Ameresco. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Ameresco's score of 0.60 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MYR Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameresco	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MYRG or AMRC?

Ameresco received 51 more outperform votes than MYR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.11% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MYR Group	Outperform Votes 359 62.22%	Underperform Votes 218 37.78%
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 410 68.11%	Underperform Votes 192 31.89%

Is MYRG or AMRC more profitable?

Ameresco has a net margin of 3.18% compared to MYR Group's net margin of 1.08%. MYR Group's return on equity of 6.05% beat Ameresco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MYR Group	1.08%	6.05%	2.42%
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%

Summary

MYR Group beats Ameresco on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.