EMCOR Group (EME) Competitors

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer EME or STRL?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 3 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for EMCOR Group and 27 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.02 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EMCOR Group	27 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EME or STRL more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.07%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 38.01% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	7.07%	38.01%	14.11%
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%

Do analysts recommend EME or STRL?

EMCOR Group currently has a consensus target price of $594.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.76%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EME or STRL?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, EME or STRL?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EME or STRL?

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, 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
EMCOR Group	$14.57B	1.86	$1.01B	$24.10	25.11
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	3.96	$257.46M	$9.20	29.93

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Sterling Infrastructure on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.