LGN (NASDAQ:LGN – Get Free Report) and APi Group (NYSE:APG – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for LGN and APi Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LGN | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2.93 |
| APi Group | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
LGN presently has a consensus target price of $100.42, indicating a potential upside of 130.68%. APi Group has a consensus target price of $52.71, indicating a potential upside of 31.45%. Given LGN’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LGN is more favorable than APi Group.
Profitability
This table compares LGN and APi Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LGN | -1.20% | 4.33% | 1.23% |
| APi Group | 3.99% | 37.59% | 14.07% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.6% of APi Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of LGN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of APi Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares LGN and APi Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LGN | $2.55 billion | 1.84 | -$59.78 million | $0.40 | 108.83 |
| APi Group | $7.91 billion | 2.19 | $302.00 million | ($0.67) | -59.86 |
APi Group has higher revenue and earnings than LGN. APi Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LGN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
APi Group beats LGN on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LGN
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.
About APi Group
APi Group Corporation provides safety and specialty services worldwide. It operates through Safety Services and Specialty Services segments. The Safety Services segment offers solutions focusing on end-to-end integrated occupancy systems, such as fire protection services; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning solutions; and entry systems, which include the design, installation, inspection, and service of these integrated systems. The Specialty Services segment provides various infrastructure and specialized industrial plant services, including maintenance and repair of underground electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure. This segment offers engineering and design, fabrication, installation, maintenance service and repair, retrofitting and upgrading services, pipeline infrastructure, access and road construction, supporting facilities, and integrity management and maintenance to the energy industry. It serves customers in the public and private sectors, including commercial, industrial, distribution and fulfillment centers, manufacturing, education, healthcare, telecom, utilities, transmission and integrity, high tech, entertainment, government, and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as J2 Acquisition Limited and changed its name to APi Group Corporation in October 2019. APi Group Corporation was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota.
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