Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC – Get Free Report) and Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG – 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 institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ameresco and Everus Construction Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ameresco | $1.93 billion | 0.59 | $44.28 million | $0.52 | 41.01 |
| Everus Construction Group | $3.75 billion | 1.68 | $201.77 million | $4.97 | 24.81 |
Profitability
This table compares Ameresco and Everus Construction Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ameresco | 1.40% | 2.82% | 0.72% |
| Everus Construction Group | 5.96% | 38.22% | 14.02% |
Risk & Volatility
Ameresco has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everus Construction Group has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ameresco and Everus Construction Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ameresco | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Everus Construction Group | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.67 |
Ameresco presently has a consensus price target of $41.89, indicating a potential upside of 96.43%. Everus Construction Group has a consensus price target of $169.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.48%. Given Ameresco’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Everus Construction Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.1% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Everus Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Everus Construction Group beats Ameresco on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ameresco
Ameresco, Inc., a clean technology integrator, provides a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy supply solutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, Europe, Alternative Fuels, and All Other segments. The company offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions for businesses and organizations. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) costs of its customers' facilities; and projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. In addition, the company offers renewable energy solutions and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants that the company owns or develops for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy and O&M services; and electricity, processed renewable gas fuel, and heat or cooling produced from renewable sources of energy. Further, the company sells photovoltaic (PV) solar energy products and systems, as well as provides consulting, and enterprise energy management services; and operates wind farms. It serves the federal, state, local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, airports, public housing authorities and public universities, municipal utilities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 185 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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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