EMCOR Group (EME) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Contrast

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare EMCOR Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for EMCOR Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0	3	7	0	2.70
EMCOR Group Competitors	854	3472	7373	365	2.60

EMCOR Group currently has a consensus target price of $902.88, suggesting a potential upside of 36.19%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 43.11%. Given EMCOR Group’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EMCOR Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares EMCOR Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
EMCOR Group	$16.99 billion	$1.27 billion	19.15
EMCOR Group Competitors	$9.57 billion	$456.60 million	-5,814.49

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. EMCOR Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.60, meaning that their average share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. EMCOR Group pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 25.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares EMCOR Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	7.78%	36.65%	14.50%
EMCOR Group Competitors	-3.92%	2.78%	3.85%

Summary

EMCOR Group beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About EMCOR Group

EMCOR Group is a provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services. Through its operating companies, it designs, installs, maintains and upgrades building systems and related infrastructure for commercial, industrial, institutional and government customers. Its services include heating, ventilation and air conditioning; electrical and power systems; plumbing and piping; building automation; energy infrastructure; and ongoing facilities management. The company also provides industrial services, such as maintenance and support for process and manufacturing facilities.