Installed Building Products (IBP) Competitors

Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) and Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is IBP or J more profitable?

Installed Building Products has a net margin of 8.39% compared to Jacobs Solutions' net margin of 3.53%. Installed Building Products' return on equity of 60.73% beat Jacobs Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Installed Building Products	8.39%	60.73%	14.16%
Jacobs Solutions	3.53%	15.67%	6.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, IBP or J?

Installed Building Products has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IBP or J?

Installed Building Products currently has a consensus target price of $212.45, indicating a potential upside of 9.57%. Jacobs Solutions has a consensus target price of $150.86, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Given Jacobs Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Installed Building Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Installed Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IBP or J?

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Installed Building Products. Installed Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jacobs Solutions, 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
Installed Building Products	$2.94B	1.82	$256.60M	$8.77	22.11
Jacobs Solutions	$11.50B	1.39	$821.09M	$3.63	36.56

Is IBP or J a better dividend stock?

Installed Building Products pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Installed Building Products pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jacobs Solutions pays out 35.3% 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. Jacobs Solutions has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Jacobs Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to IBP or J?

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Installed Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 4 mentions for Installed Building Products. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Installed Building Products' score of 0.80 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Installed Building Products	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jacobs Solutions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IBP or J?

99.6% of Installed Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Installed Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats Installed Building Products on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.