Comparing APi Group (APG) & Its Competitors

APi Group (NYSE:APG) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare APi Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for APi Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APi Group	0	1	8	1	3.00
APi Group Competitors	851	3471	7363	364	2.60

APi Group presently has a consensus target price of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.08%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 42.86%. Given APi Group’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe APi Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
APi Group	4.12%	38.31%	13.96%
APi Group Competitors	-3.90%	2.87%	3.85%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.6% of APi Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of APi Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
APi Group	$7.91 billion	$302.00 million	-67.75
APi Group Competitors	$10.73 billion	$456.60 million	-5,814.79

APi Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than APi Group. APi 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.

Risk and Volatility

APi Group has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APi Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.60, suggesting that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

APi Group beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About APi Group

APi Group Corporation is a provider of safety and specialty services for commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Its work includes the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of systems and infrastructure used in buildings and industrial facilities. The company’s services include fire protection and life-safety systems, security, heating and cooling, plumbing, electrical work, and other building and infrastructure services. APi Group delivers these offerings through a network of operating businesses and local brands.