Fluor (FLR) Competitors

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Fluor (NYSE:FLR) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media favor EME or FLR?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 13 more articles in the media than Fluor. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for EMCOR Group and 12 mentions for Fluor. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Fluor's score of 1.18 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	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Fluor	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EME or FLR a better dividend stock?

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Fluor pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. EMCOR Group pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fluor pays out 3.8% 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. Fluor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EME or FLR?

EMCOR Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fluor. Fluor 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
EMCOR Group	$15.00B	1.41	$632.99M	$22.63	20.83
Fluor	$16.56B	0.38	$139M	$10.43	3.62

Which has more volatility & risk, EME or FLR?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluor has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EME or FLR more profitable?

Fluor has a net margin of 13.14% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 6.51%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 34.99% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	6.51%	34.99%	13.38%
Fluor	13.14%	15.14%	5.40%

Do analysts recommend EME or FLR?

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus price target of $494.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Fluor has a consensus price target of $45.43, suggesting a potential upside of 20.43%. Given Fluor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EME or FLR?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EME or FLR?

Fluor received 418 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.95% of users gave Fluor an outperform vote while only 64.51% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 289 64.51%	Underperform Votes 159 35.49%
Fluor	Outperform Votes 707 66.95%	Underperform Votes 349 33.05%

Summary

Fluor beats EMCOR Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.