Financial Comparison: LGN (LGN) versus The Competition

LGN (NASDAQ:LGNGet Free Report) is one of 190 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare LGN to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LGN and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
LGN $2.55 billion -$59.78 million 289.09
LGN Competitors $9.33 billion $451.89 million -5,961.56

LGN’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than LGN. LGN is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of LGN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares LGN and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LGN N/A N/A N/A
LGN Competitors -7.56% 11.33% 4.21%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for LGN and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LGN 1 2 8 1 2.75
LGN Competitors 794 3331 7108 334 2.60

LGN presently has a consensus target price of $96.80, suggesting a potential upside of 45.59%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 24.62%. Given LGN’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe LGN is more favorable than its peers.

LGN Company Profile

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Legence Corp. is a provider of engineering, consulting, installation and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating and installing complex HVAC, process piping and other mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Legence Corp. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.

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