Head to Head Comparison: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) and Its Rivals

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) is one of 93 publicly-traded companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Apogee Enterprises to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Apogee Enterprises and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apogee Enterprises	0	1	2	1	3.00
Apogee Enterprises Competitors	734	3915	5044	238	2.48

Apogee Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.84%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 28.03%. Given Apogee Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Apogee Enterprises and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apogee Enterprises	4.68%	15.20%	6.83%
Apogee Enterprises Competitors	3.50%	-28.15%	5.10%

Dividends

Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Apogee Enterprises pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Building Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.2% and pay out 37.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Apogee Enterprises has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises’ competitors have a beta of 1.07, indicating that their average share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Apogee Enterprises and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40 billion	$54.13 million	14.32
Apogee Enterprises Competitors	$4.00 billion	$4.66 billion	37.54

Apogee Enterprises’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Apogee Enterprises beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Apogee Enterprises Company Profile

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. provides architectural products and services for enclosing buildings, and glass and acrylic products used for preservation, protection, and enhanced viewing in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. The company operates in four segments: Architectural Framing Systems, Architectural Glass, Architectural Services, and Large-Scale Optical (LSO). The Architectural Framing Systems segment designs, engineers, fabricates, finishes, and installs custom glass and aluminum window, curtainwall, storefront, and entrance systems for the exterior of buildings primarily in the non-residential construction sectors. The Architectural Glass segment provides a range of high-performance glass products for use in windows, curtainwall, storefront, and entrance systems. The Architectural Services segment integrates technical services, project management, and field installation services to design, engineer, fabricate, and install building glass and curtainwall systems. The LSO segment manufactures high-performance glazing products for the custom framing, fine art, and engineered optics markets. The company’s products and services are primarily used in commercial buildings, such as office buildings, hotels, and retail centers; institutional buildings comprising education facilities, health care facilities, and government buildings; transportation facilities, such as airports and transit terminals, as well as multi-family residential buildings. It markets its architectural products and services through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and glazing subcontractors and general contractors; and value-added glass and acrylics through retail chains, as well as independent distributors to museums, galleries, and other customers. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.