Primoris Services (PRIM) Competitors

Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) and Aegion (NASDAQ:AEGN) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRIM or AEGN?

Primoris Services received 13 more outperform votes than Aegion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.50% of users gave Aegion an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave Primoris Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primoris Services	Outperform Votes 330 57.79%	Underperform Votes 241 42.21%
Aegion	Outperform Votes 317 65.50%	Underperform Votes 167 34.50%

Which has more volatility and risk, PRIM or AEGN?

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aegion has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PRIM or AEGN?

Primoris Services currently has a consensus price target of $53.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.26%. Given Primoris Services' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Primoris Services is more favorable than Aegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Aegion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is PRIM or AEGN more profitable?

Primoris Services has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Aegion's net margin of -3.65%. Primoris Services' return on equity of 14.13% beat Aegion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primoris Services	2.45%	14.13%	4.46%
Aegion	-3.65%	7.55%	3.30%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRIM or AEGN?

91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Aegion shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Primoris Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Aegion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRIM or AEGN?

Primoris Services has higher revenue and earnings than Aegion. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aegion, 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
Primoris Services	$5.87B	0.50	$126.14M	$2.65	20.72
Aegion	$1.21B	0.76	-$20.89M	$1.21	24.79

Does the media prefer PRIM or AEGN?

In the previous week, Primoris Services had 14 more articles in the media than Aegion. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Primoris Services and 0 mentions for Aegion. Primoris Services' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Aegion's score of 0.00 indicating that Primoris Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primoris Services	Positive
Aegion	Neutral

Summary

Primoris Services beats Aegion on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.