EMCOR Group (EME) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EME or FIX?

EMCOR Group received 32 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.33% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 277 63.68%	Underperform Votes 158 36.32%
Comfort Systems USA	Outperform Votes 245 65.33%	Underperform Votes 130 34.67%

Is EME or FIX more profitable?

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 6.21% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 5.03%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 28.41% beat Comfort Systems USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	5.03%	28.41%	10.41%
Comfort Systems USA	6.21%	26.99%	10.28%

Which has more volatility and risk, EME or FIX?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EME or FIX?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group and EMCOR Group both had 9 articles in the media. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat EMCOR Group's score of 1.11 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comfort Systems USA	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EME or FIX?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EME or FIX?

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	$12.58B	1.26	$632.99M	$13.31	25.25
Comfort Systems USA	$5.21B	2.00	$323.40M	$9.00	32.48

Do analysts recommend EME or FIX?

EMCOR Group currently has a consensus price target of $375.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.57%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus price target of $302.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Comfort Systems USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Comfort Systems USA	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is EME or FIX a better dividend stock?

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. EMCOR Group pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comfort Systems USA pays out 11.1% 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.

Summary

EMCOR Group and Comfort Systems USA tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.