USG (USG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ACA or USG?

Arcosa has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USG has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACA or USG?

USG received 274 more outperform votes than Arcosa when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.09% of users gave USG an outperform vote while only 53.90% of users gave Arcosa an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arcosa	Outperform Votes 76 53.90%	Underperform Votes 65 46.10%
USG	Outperform Votes 350 56.09%	Underperform Votes 274 43.91%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACA or USG?

USG has higher revenue and earnings than Arcosa. USG 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	$2.31B	1.59	$159.20M	$3.26	23.25
USG	$3.34B	1.15	$196M	$1.51	18.08

Do analysts prefer ACA or USG?

Arcosa currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.35%. Given USG's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Arcosa is more favorable than USG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arcosa	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
USG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor ACA or USG?

In the previous week, USG had 8 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for USG and 1 mentions for Arcosa. USG's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Arcosa's score of 0.00 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arcosa	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
USG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACA or USG?

90.7% of Arcosa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of USG shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Arcosa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of USG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ACA or USG more profitable?

Arcosa has a net margin of 6.90% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 5.88%. Arcosa's return on equity of 11.65% beat USG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcosa	6.90%	6.90%	4.52%
USG	5.88%	11.65%	5.67%

Summary

Arcosa beats USG on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.