Ameresco (AMRC) Competitors

Argan (NYSE:AGX) and Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) are both construction & engineering companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, AGX or AMRC?

Argan has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameresco has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AGX or AMRC?

Argan presently has a consensus target price of $202.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.15%. Ameresco has a consensus target price of $20.33, indicating a potential downside of 16.04%. Given Argan's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Argan is more favorable than Ameresco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argan	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ameresco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGX or AMRC?

Argan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ameresco. 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
Argan	$874.18M	3.47	$85.46M	$7.13	31.18
Ameresco	$1.77B	0.72	$56.76M	$1.17	20.70

Is AGX or AMRC more profitable?

Argan has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Ameresco's net margin of 3.34%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Ameresco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argan	11.00%	29.61%	12.82%
Ameresco	3.34%	7.00%	1.74%

Does the media prefer AGX or AMRC?

In the previous week, Argan and Argan both had 8 articles in the media. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Ameresco's score of 0.96 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AGX or AMRC?

79.4% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Argan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Ameresco shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Argan beats Ameresco on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.