Head to Head Comparison: Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) versus EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME)

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Everus Construction Group and EMCOR Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus Construction Group	0	3	4	2	2.89
EMCOR Group	0	3	7	0	2.70

Everus Construction Group presently has a consensus price target of $154.17, indicating a potential upside of 81.21%. EMCOR Group has a consensus price target of $902.88, indicating a potential upside of 37.82%. Given Everus Construction Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Everus Construction Group is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Risk and Volatility

Everus Construction Group has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Everus Construction Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company 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 Everus Construction Group and EMCOR Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus Construction Group	6.20%	39.18%	13.88%
EMCOR Group	7.78%	36.65%	14.50%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Everus Construction Group and EMCOR Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus Construction Group	$3.75 billion	1.16	$201.77 million	$5.65	15.06
EMCOR Group	$16.99 billion	1.69	$1.27 billion	$34.62	18.92

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Everus Construction Group. Everus Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCOR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Everus Construction Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Everus Construction Group

Everus Construction Group provides construction services for commercial, industrial, institutional and utility customers. Its work includes electrical and mechanical construction, fire protection, and the building and maintenance of infrastructure for energy and utility systems. The company also performs utility and civil construction, including work on electric transmission and distribution lines, underground utilities, pipelines, water and sewer systems, and transportation-related infrastructure.

About EMCOR Group

EMCOR Group is a provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services. Through its operating companies, it designs, installs, maintains and upgrades building systems and related infrastructure for commercial, industrial, institutional and government customers. Its services include heating, ventilation and air conditioning; electrical and power systems; plumbing and piping; building automation; energy infrastructure; and ongoing facilities management. The company also provides industrial services, such as maintenance and support for process and manufacturing facilities.