Ameresco (AMRC) Competitors

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMRC or AGX?

Ameresco received 91 more outperform votes than Argan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.06% of users gave Argan an outperform vote while only 68.46% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 408 68.46%	Underperform Votes 188 31.54%
Argan	Outperform Votes 317 69.06%	Underperform Votes 142 30.94%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMRC or AGX?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Argan. Ameresco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argan, 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
Ameresco	$1.77B	0.33	$62.47M	$1.06	10.51
Argan	$874.18M	2.50	$32.36M	$6.11	26.25

Is AMRC or AGX more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Ameresco's net margin of 3.18%. Argan's return on equity of 21.66% beat Ameresco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%
Argan	8.20%	21.66%	9.73%

Which has more volatility and risk, AMRC or AGX?

Ameresco has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AMRC or AGX?

Ameresco presently has a consensus target price of $22.83, indicating a potential upside of 104.97%. Argan has a consensus target price of $150.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.46%. Given Ameresco's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Argan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameresco	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMRC or AGX?

99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Argan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AMRC or AGX?

In the previous week, Ameresco had 7 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameresco and 7 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Ameresco's score of 0.28 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameresco	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Argan	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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