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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.

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

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.

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)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Argan
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameresco$1.82B0.46$56.76M$1.0215.76
Argan$874.18M3.27$85.46M$7.1329.36

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameresco2.97% 6.32% 1.55%
Argan 11.00%29.61%12.82%

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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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AMRC vs. The Competition

MetricAmerescoOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$883.21M$9.25B$7.63B$20.71B
Dividend YieldN/A4.39%10.89%3.72%
P/E Ratio15.7631.3061.7227.80
Price / Sales0.4661.6422,008.8047.12
Price / Cash5.5919.7235.0918.22
Price / Book0.814.333.374.59
Net Income$56.76M$283.98M$4.21B$982.91M
7 Day Performance0.82%2.14%0.92%0.65%
1 Month Performance3.16%2.84%5.79%4.26%
1 Year Performance-38.93%34.84%101.82%13.93%

Ameresco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AMRC
Ameresco
4.9792 of 5 stars
$16.08
-4.3%
$20.67
+28.5%
-41.1%$883.21M$1.82B15.761,509
AGX
Argan
0.839 of 5 stars
$221.09
+0.6%
$193.00
-12.7%
+195.9%$3.02B$874.18M31.011,595
MYRG
MYR Group
2.8916 of 5 stars
$181.45
-0.6%
$157.00
-13.5%
+40.9%$2.82B$3.36B83.238,500Positive News
TPC
Tutor Perini
1.2135 of 5 stars
$46.79
-0.1%
$43.00
-8.1%
+126.7%$2.47B$122.93B-16.257,500
GLDD
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
4.4255 of 5 stars
$12.19
-0.3%
$14.00
+14.8%
+42.3%$828.07M$762.69M11.95430
NWPX
Northwest Pipe
2.9287 of 5 stars
$41.01
-1.8%
$55.00
+34.1%
+29.7%$405.18M$492.55M12.541,358High Trading Volume
MTRX
Matrix Service
3.8316 of 5 stars
$13.51
-2.8%
$20.00
+48.0%
+55.5%$373.01M$728.21M-16.682,064
ORN
Orion Group
2.9203 of 5 stars
$9.08
-0.2%
$11.25
+23.9%
+4.5%$359.11M$796.39M181.642,450
PWR
Quanta Services
4.2811 of 5 stars
$378.40
-0.8%
$349.65
-7.6%
+52.5%$56.10B$23.67B61.0347,300
EME
EMCOR Group
3.7521 of 5 stars
$535.42
+0.9%
$518.00
-3.3%
+51.8%$23.97B$14.57B23.6635,500Positive News
Dividend Announcement
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
3.767 of 5 stars
$536.12
+0.2%
$558.80
+4.2%
+78.8%$18.91B$7.03B32.1614,100Positive News
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