FIX vs. EME, PWR, TREX, EXP, CX, TOL, ACM, FND, WMS, and KBR
Should you be buying Comfort Systems USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comfort Systems USA include EMCOR Group (EME), Quanta Services (PWR), Trex (TREX), Eagle Materials (EXP), CEMEX (CX), Toll Brothers (TOL), AECOM (ACM), Floor & Decor (FND), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), and KBR (KBR). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.
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.
In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 2 more articles in the media than Comfort Systems USA. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for EMCOR Group and 6 mentions for Comfort Systems USA. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Comfort Systems USA's score of 1.12 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
EMCOR Group presently has a consensus target price of $375.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.55%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus target price of $302.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Comfort Systems USA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Comfort Systems USA.
92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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. EMCOR Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Comfort Systems USA has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Comfort Systems USA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Comfort Systems USA's net margin of 5.03%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 28.41% beat EMCOR Group's return on equity.
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.
Summary
EMCOR Group and Comfort Systems USA tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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