MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG – Get Free Report) and Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for MYR Group and Everus Construction Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MYR Group | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.62 |
| Everus Construction Group | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.67 |
MYR Group currently has a consensus price target of $424.80, indicating a potential upside of 36.32%. Everus Construction Group has a consensus price target of $169.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.11%. Given Everus Construction Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Everus Construction Group is more favorable than MYR Group.
Risk & Volatility
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.9% of MYR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of MYR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Everus Construction Group shares 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares MYR Group and Everus Construction Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MYR Group | $3.66 billion | 1.33 | $118.42 million | $10.54 | 29.57 |
| Everus Construction Group | $3.75 billion | 1.67 | $201.77 million | $4.97 | 24.69 |
Everus Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than MYR Group. Everus Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares MYR Group and Everus Construction Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MYR Group | 4.13% | 24.17% | 9.96% |
| Everus Construction Group | 5.96% | 38.22% | 14.02% |
Summary
Everus Construction Group beats MYR Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MYR Group
MYR Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electrical construction services in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Transmission and Distribution, and Commercial and Industrial. The Transmission and Distribution segment offers a range of services on electric transmission and distribution networks, and substation facilities, including design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair services with primary focus on construction, maintenance, and repair to customers in the electric utility industry; and services, including construction and maintenance of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage underground and overhead distribution systems, clean energy projects, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure services, as well as emergency restoration services in response to hurricane, wildfire, ice, or other related damages. This segment serves as a prime contractor to customers, such as investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, private developers, government-funded utilities, independent power producers, independent transmission companies, industrial facility owners, and other contractors. The Commercial and Industrial segment provides a range of services, including design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wiring; and installation of intelligent transportation systems, roadway lighting, and signalization for airports, hospitals, data centers, hotels, stadiums, commercial and industrial facilities, clean energy projects, manufacturing plants, processing facilities, water/waste-water treatment facilities, mining facilities, intelligent transportation systems, roadway lighting, signalization, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This segment serves general contractors, commercial and industrial facility owners, governmental agencies, and developers. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.
About Everus Construction Group
Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.
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