Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors

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ARE vs. STN, SNC, BDT, BDGI, and BAD

Should you buy Aecon Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Aecon Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Aecon Group include Stantec (STN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), Bird Construction (BDT), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), and Badger Daylighting (BAD). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Aecon Group compare to Stantec?

Stantec (TSE:STN) and Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Aecon Group. Stantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aecon 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
Stantec	C$8.29B	1.46	C$341.38M	C$4.29	24.80
Aecon Group	C$5.63B	0.62	-C$64.67M	C$0.55	92.24

In the previous week, Stantec and Stantec both had 7 articles in the media. Aecon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Stantec's score of -0.20 indicating that Aecon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Stantec	Neutral
Aecon Group	Neutral

Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Stantec pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aecon Group pays out 138.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Stantec has a net margin of 6.19% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of 0.62%. Stantec's return on equity of 15.21% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stantec	6.19%	15.21%	5.70%
Aecon Group	0.62%	3.71%	-3.46%

47.9% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Aecon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Stantec has a beta of 0.7562, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aecon Group has a beta of 1.155141, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Stantec currently has a consensus price target of C$151.69, suggesting a potential upside of 42.58%. Aecon Group has a consensus price target of C$52.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than Aecon Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Summary

Stantec beats Aecon Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aecon Group compare to SNC-Lavalin Group?

Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) and SNC-Lavalin Group (TSE:SNC) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

SNC-Lavalin Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aecon Group. SNC-Lavalin Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aecon 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
Aecon Group	C$5.63B	0.62	-C$64.67M	C$0.55	92.24
SNC-Lavalin Group	C$7.94B	0.00	C$82.55M	C$0.47	N/A

Aecon Group presently has a consensus price target of C$52.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Aecon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Aecon Group is more favorable than SNC-Lavalin Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
SNC-Lavalin Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Aecon Group had 7 more articles in the media than SNC-Lavalin Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aecon Group and 0 mentions for SNC-Lavalin Group. Aecon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat SNC-Lavalin Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Aecon Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aecon Group	Neutral
SNC-Lavalin Group	Neutral

Aecon Group has a beta of 1.155141, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SNC-Lavalin Group has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

SNC-Lavalin Group has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of 0.62%. Aecon Group's return on equity of 3.71% beat SNC-Lavalin Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aecon Group	0.62%	3.71%	-3.46%
SNC-Lavalin Group	0.95%	2.49%	1.91%

28.6% of Aecon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of SNC-Lavalin Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SNC-Lavalin Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. SNC-Lavalin Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share. Aecon Group pays out 138.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SNC-Lavalin Group pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Aecon Group beats SNC-Lavalin Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aecon Group compare to Bird Construction?

Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) and Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

28.6% of Aecon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Bird Construction shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Bird Construction shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Bird Construction has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aecon Group. Bird Construction is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aecon 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
Aecon Group	C$5.63B	0.62	-C$64.67M	C$0.55	92.24
Bird Construction	C$3.46B	0.93	C$93.17M	C$0.86	67.85

In the previous week, Bird Construction had 3 more articles in the media than Aecon Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bird Construction and 7 mentions for Aecon Group. Bird Construction's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Aecon Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Bird Construction is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aecon Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bird Construction	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Aecon Group has a beta of 1.155141, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bird Construction has a beta of 0.336027, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Aecon Group presently has a consensus price target of C$52.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Bird Construction has a consensus price target of C$56.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.34%. Given Aecon Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Aecon Group is more favorable than Bird Construction.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Bird Construction	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Bird Construction pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Aecon Group pays out 138.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bird Construction pays out 97.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Bird Construction has a net margin of 1.43% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of 0.62%. Bird Construction's return on equity of 11.25% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aecon Group	0.62%	3.71%	-3.46%
Bird Construction	1.43%	11.25%	4.80%

Summary

Bird Construction beats Aecon Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aecon Group compare to Badger Infrastructure Solutions?

Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) and Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSE:BDGI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aecon Group. Badger Infrastructure Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aecon 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
Aecon Group	C$5.63B	0.62	-C$64.67M	C$0.55	92.24
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	C$862.31M	3.26	C$28.91M	C$1.68	49.68

In the previous week, Aecon Group had 6 more articles in the media than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aecon Group and 1 mentions for Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Aecon Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Badger Infrastructure Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aecon Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Aecon Group has a beta of 1.155141, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a beta of 0.868298, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Aecon Group pays out 138.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a net margin of 7.11% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of 0.62%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' return on equity of 23.71% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aecon Group	0.62%	3.71%	-3.46%
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	7.11%	23.71%	6.26%

28.6% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by company 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.

Aecon Group presently has a consensus price target of C$52.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a consensus price target of C$82.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Aecon Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aecon Group is more favorable than Badger Infrastructure Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Badger Infrastructure Solutions beats Aecon Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aecon Group compare to Badger Daylighting?

Badger Daylighting (TSE:BAD) and Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

28.6% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Aecon Group had 7 more articles in the media than Badger Daylighting. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aecon Group and 0 mentions for Badger Daylighting. Aecon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Badger Daylighting's score of 0.00 indicating that Aecon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Badger Daylighting	Neutral
Aecon Group	Neutral

Badger Daylighting pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share. Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Badger Daylighting pays out 463.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aecon Group pays out 138.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aecon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Aecon Group has a net margin of 0.62% compared to Badger Daylighting's net margin of 0.00%. Aecon Group's return on equity of 3.71% beat Badger Daylighting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Badger Daylighting	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aecon Group	0.62%	3.71%	-3.46%

Badger Daylighting has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aecon Group. Badger Daylighting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aecon 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
Badger Daylighting	C$530.42M	0.00	C$4.53M	C$0.13	N/A
Aecon Group	C$5.63B	0.62	-C$64.67M	C$0.55	92.24

Aecon Group has a consensus price target of C$52.29, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Aecon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aecon Group is more favorable than Badger Daylighting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Badger Daylighting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Summary

Aecon Group beats Badger Daylighting on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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ARE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Aecon Group	Engineering & Construction Industry	Industrials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$3.41B	C$3.40B	C$9.18B	C$12.37B
Dividend Yield	1.55%	3.14%	3.59%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	92.24	26.84	25.14	37.15
Price / Sales	0.62	79.55	5,002.84	11.47
Price / Cash	1.15	14.61	27.76	82.42
Price / Book	3.03	3.28	4.79	4.37
Net Income	-C$64.67M	C$82.90M	C$793.75M	C$299.62M
7 Day Performance	-4.36%	-2.70%	2,644.63%	-0.81%
1 Month Performance	9.50%	0.31%	2.34%	0.20%
1 Year Performance	162.58%	65.87%	35.98%	55.36%

Aecon Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ARE Aecon Group	1.2531 of 5 stars	C$50.73 +1.9%	C$52.29 +3.1%	+170.7%	C$3.41B	C$5.63B	92.24	8,684	Insider Trade
STN Stantec	3.5046 of 5 stars	C$125.55 +1.3%	C$159.00 +26.6%	-23.7%	C$14.32B	C$8.14B	29.89	31,000	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
SNC SNC-Lavalin Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$7.63B	C$7.94B	92.53	33,876	High Trading Volume
BDT Bird Construction	1.9315 of 5 stars	C$54.90 +0.7%	C$52.90 -3.6%	+133.2%	C$3.04B	C$3.40B	63.84	5,000	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade
BDGI Badger Infrastructure Solutions	1.0458 of 5 stars	C$82.98 +3.4%	C$82.50 -0.6%	+83.6%	C$2.80B	C$862.31M	49.39	2,433	Positive News

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Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors

ARE vs. STN, SNC, BDT, BDGI, and BAD

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Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors

ARE vs. STN, SNC, BDT, BDGI, and BAD

How does Aecon Group compare to Stantec?

Which has better valuation and earnings, STN or ARE?

Does the media prefer STN or ARE?

Is STN or ARE a better dividend stock?

Is STN or ARE more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of STN or ARE?

Which has more risk & volatility, STN or ARE?

Do analysts rate STN or ARE?

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How does Aecon Group compare to SNC-Lavalin Group?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARE or SNC?

Do analysts recommend ARE or SNC?

Does the media favor ARE or SNC?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or SNC?

Is ARE or SNC more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARE or SNC?

Is ARE or SNC a better dividend stock?

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How does Aecon Group compare to Bird Construction?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARE or BDT?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARE or BDT?

Does the media favor ARE or BDT?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or BDT?

Do analysts recommend ARE or BDT?

Is ARE or BDT a better dividend stock?

Is ARE or BDT more profitable?

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How does Aecon Group compare to Badger Infrastructure Solutions?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARE or BDGI?

Does the media prefer ARE or BDGI?

Which has more volatility and risk, ARE or BDGI?

Is ARE or BDGI a better dividend stock?

Is ARE or BDGI more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARE or BDGI?

Do analysts recommend ARE or BDGI?

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How does Aecon Group compare to Badger Daylighting?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BAD or ARE?

Does the media refer more to BAD or ARE?

Is BAD or ARE a better dividend stock?

Is BAD or ARE more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BAD or ARE?

Do analysts rate BAD or ARE?

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