KBR (KBR) Competitors

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

Is EME or KBR a better dividend stock?

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. EMCOR Group pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR pays out -31.3% 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. KBR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to EME or KBR?

In the previous week, KBR had 1 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for KBR and 9 mentions for EMCOR Group. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat KBR's score of 0.49 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KBR	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, EME or KBR?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EME or KBR?

KBR received 271 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.46% of users gave KBR an outperform vote while only 63.76% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 278 63.76%	Underperform Votes 158 36.24%
KBR	Outperform Votes 549 66.46%	Underperform Votes 277 33.54%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EME or KBR?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of KBR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EME or KBR?

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than KBR. KBR 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	$13.75B	1.40	$632.99M	$15.16	26.99
KBR	$7.17B	1.16	-$265M	-$1.92	-32.29

Is EME or KBR more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 6.01% compared to KBR's net margin of 2.77%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 32.73% beat KBR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	6.01%	32.73%	12.44%
KBR	2.77%	27.92%	7.05%

Do analysts rate EME or KBR?

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus target price of $430.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.08%. KBR has a consensus target price of $75.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.77%. Given KBR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

EMCOR Group beats KBR on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.