MYR Group (MYRG) Competitors

MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) and Aegion (NASDAQ:AEGN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MYRG or AEGN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MYR Group	$3.64B	0.72	$90.99M	$5.16	30.41
Aegion	$1.21B	0.76	-$20.89M	$1.21	24.79

Does the media refer more to MYRG or AEGN?

In the previous week, MYR Group had 5 more articles in the media than Aegion. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MYR Group and 0 mentions for Aegion. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Aegion's score of 0.00 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MYR Group	Positive
Aegion	Neutral

Is MYRG or AEGN more profitable?

MYR Group has a net margin of 2.38% compared to Aegion's net margin of -3.65%. MYR Group's return on equity of 13.64% beat Aegion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MYR Group	2.38%	13.64%	5.61%
Aegion	-3.65%	7.55%	3.30%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MYRG or AEGN?

MYR Group received 28 more outperform votes than Aegion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.50% of users gave Aegion an outperform vote while only 62.27% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MYR Group	Outperform Votes 345 62.27%	Underperform Votes 209 37.73%
Aegion	Outperform Votes 317 65.50%	Underperform Votes 167 34.50%

Which has more risk & volatility, MYRG or AEGN?

MYR Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aegion has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MYRG or AEGN?

MYR Group presently has a consensus target price of $173.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.40%. Given MYR Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe MYR Group is more favorable than Aegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MYR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Aegion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MYRG or AEGN?

88.9% of MYR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Aegion shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of MYR Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Aegion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MYR Group beats Aegion on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.