AMRC vs. AGX, MYRG, TPC, GLDD, NWPX, MTRX, ORN, PWR, EME, and FIX
Should you be buying Ameresco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameresco include Argan (AGX), MYR Group (MYRG), Tutor Perini (TPC), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), Northwest Pipe (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Orion Group (ORN), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), and Comfort Systems USA (FIX). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Ameresco vs. Its Competitors
Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) are both construction & engineering companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Argan had 6 more articles in the media than Ameresco. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Argan and 5 mentions for Ameresco. Argan's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Ameresco's score of 0.41 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ameresco has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ameresco currently has a consensus price target of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.52%. Argan has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.81%. Given Ameresco's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Argan.
Argan has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Argan has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Ameresco's net margin of 2.97%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Ameresco's return on equity.
99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Argan shares are owned by 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
Argan beats Ameresco on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:AMRC) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff