Janus International Group (JBI) Competitors

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is JBI or ACA more profitable?

Janus International Group has a net margin of 10.62% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 5.17%. Janus International Group's return on equity of 21.10% beat Arcosa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	10.62%	21.10%	8.46%
Arcosa	5.17%	6.64%	4.11%

Does the media favor JBI or ACA?

In the previous week, Arcosa had 2 more articles in the media than Janus International Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Arcosa and 1 mentions for Janus International Group. Janus International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Arcosa's score of 1.53 indicating that Janus International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus International Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Arcosa	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JBI or ACA?

Arcosa received 62 more outperform votes than Janus International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.48% of users gave Arcosa an outperform vote while only 47.50% of users gave Janus International Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Janus International Group	Outperform Votes 19 47.50%	Underperform Votes 21 52.50%
Arcosa	Outperform Votes 81 55.48%	Underperform Votes 65 44.52%

Which has more volatility & risk, JBI or ACA?

Janus International Group has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer JBI or ACA?

Janus International Group currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Arcosa has a consensus target price of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.84%. Given Janus International Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than Arcosa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Arcosa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JBI or ACA?

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Janus International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned by 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JBI or ACA?

Arcosa has higher revenue and earnings than Janus International Group. Janus International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcosa, 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
Janus International Group	$919.80M	1.28	$135.70M	$0.35	23.91
Arcosa	$2.60B	1.64	$159.20M	$1.59	55.04

Summary

Arcosa beats Janus International Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.