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EME vs. STRL, BCC, BLD, DY, and FIX

Should you buy EMCOR Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares EMCOR Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with EMCOR Group include Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Boise Cascade (BCC), TopBuild (BLD), Dycom Industries (DY), and Comfort Systems USA (FIX). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.

How does EMCOR Group compare to Sterling Infrastructure?

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

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 2 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EMCOR Group and 14 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.23 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMCOR Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.49B	9.04	$290.15M	$11.18	65.63
EMCOR Group	$16.99B	2.22	$1.27B	$29.81	28.49

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.02% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.54%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 35.64% beat EMCOR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure	12.02%	35.64%	15.10%
EMCOR Group	7.54%	35.19%	13.68%

Sterling Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $668.20, suggesting a potential downside of 8.94%. EMCOR Group has a consensus target price of $799.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given EMCOR Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Sterling Infrastructure on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does EMCOR Group compare to Boise Cascade?

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Boise Cascade pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and EMCOR Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Boise Cascade is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 7.54% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 1.73%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 35.19% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	1.73%	5.55%	3.46%
EMCOR Group	7.54%	35.19%	13.68%

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are held by 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.

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus price target of $98.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.94%. EMCOR Group has a consensus price target of $799.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given Boise Cascade's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCOR Group, 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
Boise Cascade	$6.40B	0.37	$132.84M	$2.96	22.69
EMCOR Group	$16.99B	2.22	$1.27B	$29.81	28.49

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 11 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EMCOR Group and 5 mentions for Boise Cascade. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.40 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EMCOR Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Boise Cascade on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does EMCOR Group compare to TopBuild?

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of TopBuild shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

TopBuild currently has a consensus price target of $466.77, suggesting a potential upside of 13.51%. EMCOR Group has a consensus price target of $799.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given TopBuild's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TopBuild is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TopBuild	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

TopBuild has a net margin of 8.95% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.54%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 35.19% beat TopBuild's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TopBuild	8.95%	23.53%	8.61%
EMCOR Group	7.54%	35.19%	13.68%

TopBuild has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 7 more articles in the media than TopBuild. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EMCOR Group and 9 mentions for TopBuild. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat TopBuild's score of -0.64 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TopBuild	Negative
EMCOR Group	Positive

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than TopBuild. TopBuild is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCOR Group, 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
TopBuild	$5.41B	2.14	$521.73M	$17.80	23.10
EMCOR Group	$16.99B	2.22	$1.27B	$29.81	28.49

Summary

EMCOR Group beats TopBuild on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does EMCOR Group compare to Dycom Industries?

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dycom Industries has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dycom Industries. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dycom Industries, 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	$16.99B	2.22	$1.27B	$29.81	28.49
Dycom Industries	$5.55B	2.24	$281.19M	$9.60	43.16

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Dycom Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Dycom Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 11 more articles in the media than Dycom Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EMCOR Group and 5 mentions for Dycom Industries. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Dycom Industries' score of 0.28 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dycom Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 7.54% compared to Dycom Industries' net margin of 5.07%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 35.19% beat Dycom Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	7.54%	35.19%	13.68%
Dycom Industries	5.07%	21.77%	8.33%

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus price target of $799.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Dycom Industries has a consensus price target of $431.64, suggesting a potential upside of 4.18%. Given Dycom Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dycom Industries is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Dycom Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

EMCOR Group and Dycom Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does EMCOR Group compare to Comfort Systems USA?

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. EMCOR Group pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comfort Systems USA pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. EMCOR Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Comfort Systems USA has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. EMCOR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Comfort Systems USA. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comfort Systems USA, 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	$16.99B	2.22	$1.27B	$29.81	28.49
Comfort Systems USA	$9.10B	7.10	$1.02B	$34.66	52.97

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the broader market.

EMCOR Group currently has a consensus target price of $799.29, indicating a potential downside of 5.88%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus target price of $1,923.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. Given Comfort Systems USA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Comfort Systems USA	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 8 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 16 mentions for EMCOR Group. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat EMCOR Group's score of 1.35 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EMCOR Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comfort Systems USA	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 12.07% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.54%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 51.69% beat EMCOR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	7.54%	35.19%	13.68%
Comfort Systems USA	12.07%	51.69%	20.21%

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats EMCOR Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EME vs. The Competition

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Metric	EMCOR Group	BLDG Industry	Construction Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$37.91B	$18.31B	$9.42B	$22.95B
Dividend Yield	0.19%	1.99%	1.87%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	28.49	23.76	17.59	30.20
Price / Sales	2.22	1.44	4.01	23.87
Price / Cash	28.20	17.39	16.87	24.77
Price / Book	9.76	5.15	7.42	4.71
Net Income	$1.27B	$1.25B	$560.77M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-8.61%	-5.01%	-2.25%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	1.42%	0.91%	-2.53%	0.20%
1 Year Performance	82.93%	50.23%	12.60%	28.02%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EME EMCOR Group	3.8896 of 5 stars	$849.26 -0.5%	$799.29 -5.9%	+80.4%	$37.91B	$16.99B	28.49	44,000	Positive News
STRL Sterling Infrastructure	2.6092 of 5 stars	$868.18 +2.8%	$668.20 -23.0%	+301.7%	$26.64B	$2.49B	77.65	4,400	Positive News
BCC Boise Cascade	4.9653 of 5 stars	$69.21 -2.1%	$98.00 +41.6%	-25.1%	$2.44B	$6.40B	23.38	7,660	Analyst Upgrade
BLD TopBuild	3.185 of 5 stars	$424.21 -0.9%	$466.77 +10.0%	+41.8%	$11.94B	$5.62B	23.83	14,707	Analyst Revision
DY Dycom Industries	2.7783 of 5 stars	$430.20 +0.4%	$431.64 +0.3%	+114.2%	$12.91B	$5.55B	44.81	19,556	Upcoming Earnings

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EMCOR Group (EME) Competitors

EME vs. STRL, BCC, BLD, DY, and FIX

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EMCOR Group (EME) Competitors

EME vs. STRL, BCC, BLD, DY, and FIX

How does EMCOR Group compare to Sterling Infrastructure?

Does the media prefer STRL or EME?

Which has more volatility and risk, STRL or EME?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in STRL or EME?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STRL or EME?

Is STRL or EME more profitable?

Do analysts rate STRL or EME?

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How does EMCOR Group compare to Boise Cascade?

Is BCC or EME a better dividend stock?

Is BCC or EME more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BCC or EME?

Do analysts recommend BCC or EME?

Which has more volatility and risk, BCC or EME?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BCC or EME?

Does the media prefer BCC or EME?

Summary

How does EMCOR Group compare to TopBuild?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLD or EME?

Do analysts rate BLD or EME?

Is BLD or EME more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, BLD or EME?

Does the media favor BLD or EME?

Which has better valuation and earnings, BLD or EME?

Summary

How does EMCOR Group compare to Dycom Industries?

Which has more volatility and risk, EME or DY?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EME or DY?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EME or DY?

Does the media refer more to EME or DY?

Is EME or DY more profitable?

Do analysts recommend EME or DY?

Summary

How does EMCOR Group compare to Comfort Systems USA?

Is EME or FIX a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings and valuation, EME or FIX?

Which has more volatility and risk, EME or FIX?

Do analysts rate EME or FIX?

Does the media refer more to EME or FIX?

Is EME or FIX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EME or FIX?

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