Janus International Group (JBI) Competitors

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

Is ACA or JBI 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
Arcosa	5.17%	6.64%	4.11%
Janus International Group	10.62%	21.10%	8.46%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACA or JBI?

90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Janus International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ACA or JBI?

Arcosa has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Janus International Group has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ACA or JBI?

In the previous week, Arcosa had 3 more articles in the media than Janus International Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Arcosa and 7 mentions for Janus International Group. Janus International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Arcosa's score of 1.35 indicating that Janus International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arcosa	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Janus International Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ACA or JBI?

Arcosa currently has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.88%. Janus International Group has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.43%. Given Arcosa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Arcosa is more favorable than Janus International Group.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACA or JBI?

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
Arcosa	$2.60B	1.59	$159.20M	$1.59	53.23
Janus International Group	$919.80M	1.26	$135.70M	$0.35	23.53

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACA or JBI?

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

Summary

Arcosa beats Janus International Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.