Janus International Group (JBI) & Its Peers Critical Review

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “BLDG&CONST – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Janus International Group to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Janus International Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group’s rivals have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Janus International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Janus International Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0	3	2	0	2.40
Janus International Group Competitors	243	1411	2273	111	2.56

Janus International Group presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. As a group, “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 7.75%. Given Janus International Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Janus International Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	5.49%	13.38%	5.47%
Janus International Group Competitors	-11.01%	65.74%	4.94%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Janus International Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus International Group	$963.80 million	$70.40 million	25.64
Janus International Group Competitors	$6.80 billion	$567.85 million	24.13

Janus International Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Janus International Group. Janus International Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Janus International Group rivals beat Janus International Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Janus International Group Company Profile

Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.