LGN (NASDAQ:LGN – Get Free Report) and Aecon Group (OTCMKTS:AEGXF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for LGN and Aecon Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LGN | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2.93 |
| Aecon Group | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
LGN presently has a consensus target price of $99.50, indicating a potential upside of 92.83%. Given LGN’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LGN is more favorable than Aecon Group.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LGN | $2.55 billion | 2.19 | -$59.78 million | $0.40 | 129.00 |
| Aecon Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.37 | 81.83 |
Aecon Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LGN. Aecon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LGN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
45.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of LGN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares LGN and Aecon 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% |
| Aecon Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
LGN beats Aecon Group on 10 of the 12 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 Aecon Group
Aecon Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provide construction and infrastructure development services to private and public sector clients in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment focuses on civil infrastructure, urban transportation solutions, nuclear power infrastructure, utility infrastructure, and conventional industrial infrastructure market sectors. The Concessions segment engages in the development, building, financing, and operation of construction projects by way of public-private partnership contract structures. This segment also provides development of domestic international public-private partnership; private finance solution; developing strategic partnerships; leading and/or participating in development teams; and operations and maintenance of infrastructure assets services. The company was formerly known as Prefac Concrete Co. Ltd. and changed its name to Aecon Group Inc. in June 2001. Aecon Group Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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