Ameresco (AMRC) Competitors

Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) and Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TDW or AMRC?

Tidewater received 70 more outperform votes than Ameresco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.85% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote while only 61.31% of users gave Tidewater an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tidewater	Outperform Votes 450 61.31%	Underperform Votes 284 38.69%
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 380 69.85%	Underperform Votes 164 30.15%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TDW or AMRC?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Tidewater. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameresco, 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
Tidewater	$647.68 million	3.82	-$21.75 million	-$0.10	-486.95
Ameresco	$1.82 billion	1.40	$94.93 million	$1.48	33.18

Which has more risk & volatility, TDW or AMRC?

Tidewater has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameresco has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TDW or AMRC?

Tidewater presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.76%. Ameresco has a consensus target price of $64.07, suggesting a potential upside of 30.48%. Given Ameresco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Tidewater.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ameresco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is TDW or AMRC more profitable?

Ameresco has a net margin of 4.85% compared to Tidewater's net margin of 0.16%. Ameresco's return on equity of 9.74% beat Tidewater's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater	0.16%	4.06%	2.68%
Ameresco	4.85%	9.74%	2.78%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TDW or AMRC?

88.3% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Tidewater shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Ameresco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TDW or AMRC?

In the previous week, Ameresco had 1 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameresco and 3 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Ameresco's score of 0.57 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameresco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ameresco beats Tidewater on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.