Limbach (NASDAQ:LMB – Get Free Report) and Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Limbach has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primoris Services has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Limbach and Primoris Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Limbach | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Primoris Services | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2.59 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Limbach and Primoris Services”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Limbach | $646.80 million | 0.84 | $39.06 million | $2.50 | 18.22 |
| Primoris Services | $7.57 billion | 0.59 | $274.90 million | $2.55 | 32.75 |
Primoris Services has higher revenue and earnings than Limbach. Limbach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primoris Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Limbach and Primoris Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Limbach | 4.42% | 23.22% | 11.48% |
| Primoris Services | 1.92% | 9.96% | 3.67% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
55.8% of Limbach shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Limbach shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Primoris Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
About Limbach
Limbach Holdings, Inc. operates as a building systems solution company in the United States. It operates through two segments, General Contractor Relationships and Owner Direct Relationships. The company engages in the construction and renovation projects that involve primarily include mechanical, plumbing, and electrical services. It also provides critical system repair, MEP infrastructure projects, maintenance contracts, building automation upgrades, data driven insights, and program management services. In addition, it offers captive engineering capabilities, estimating and virtual design; and professional engineering, energy analysis, estimation, and detail design and three-dimensional building installation coordination services. The company serves research, acute care, and inpatient hospitals; public and private colleges, universities, research centers; sports arenas; entertainment facilities, and amusement rides and parks; data centers; automotive, energy and general manufacturing plants; and life sciences, including organizations and companies, whose work is centered around research and development focused on living things. Limbach Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania.
About Primoris Services
Primoris Services Corporation, a specialty contractor company, provides a range of construction, fabrication, maintenance, replacement, and engineering services in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: Utilities, Energy/Renewables, and Pipeline Services. The Utilities segment offers installation and maintenance services for new and existing natural gas distribution systems, electric utility distribution and transmission systems, and communications systems. The Energy/Renewables segment provides a range of services, including engineering, procurement, and construction, as well as retrofits, highway and bridge construction, demolition, site work, soil stabilization, mass excavation, flood control, upgrades, repairs, outages, and maintenance services to renewable energy and energy storage, renewable fuels, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries, as well as state departments of transportation. The Pipeline Services segment offers a range of services comprising pipeline construction, maintenance, facility, and integrity services; installation of compressor and pump stations; and metering facilities for entities in the petroleum and petrochemical industries, as well as gas, water, and sewer utilities. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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