IES (IESC) Competitors $183.00 -3.18 (-1.71%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$182.86 -0.14 (-0.08%) As of 04/17/2025 05:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IESC vs. J, APG, BLD, TMHC, IBP, ROAD, GRBK, DFH, ECG, and BBUShould you be buying IES stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IES include Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Installed Building Products (IBP), Construction Partners (ROAD), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), Everus (ECG), and Brookfield Business Partners (BBU). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. IES vs. Jacobs Solutions APi Group TopBuild Taylor Morrison Home Installed Building Products Construction Partners Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Everus Brookfield Business Partners IES (NASDAQ:IESC) and Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, IESC or J? IES has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to IESC or J? In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 14 mentions for IES. IES's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Jacobs Solutions' score of 1.30 indicating that IES is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IES 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Jacobs Solutions 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IESC or J more profitable? IES has a net margin of 7.30% compared to Jacobs Solutions' net margin of 4.28%. IES's return on equity of 35.81% beat Jacobs Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IES7.30% 35.81% 17.78% Jacobs Solutions 4.28%14.87%6.18% Which has higher earnings and valuation, IESC or J? Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than IES. IES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jacobs Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIES$3.00B1.22$201.98M$10.7417.04Jacobs Solutions$11.62B1.24$821.09M$4.8524.16 Do analysts prefer IESC or J? Jacobs Solutions has a consensus price target of $152.14, indicating a potential upside of 29.83%. Given Jacobs Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than IES.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IES 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Jacobs Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IESC or J? 86.6% of IES shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 56.8% of IES shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IESC or J? IES received 86 more outperform votes than Jacobs Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.07% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.14% of users gave IES an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIESOutperform Votes18664.14% Underperform Votes10435.86% Jacobs SolutionsOutperform Votes10074.07% Underperform Votes3525.93% SummaryIES and Jacobs Solutions tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IES News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IESC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IESC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIESElectrical work IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.66B$18.20B$21.55B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A0.29%3.01%4.31%P/E Ratio17.0426.1139.7117.82Price / Sales1.221.462,309.8797.68Price / Cash17.0025.9234.7534.64Price / Book5.616.985.663.98Net Income$201.98M$475.77M$739.91M$247.81M7 Day Performance1.75%-0.10%1.91%3.19%1 Month Performance-2.15%-2.89%-6.94%-7.70%1 Year Performance58.43%25.84%53,061.44%1.49% IES Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IESCIES2.7901 of 5 stars$183.00-1.7%N/A+58.4%$3.66B$3.00B17.048,080News CoveragePositive NewsJJacobs Solutions3.7529 of 5 stars$117.74+1.0%$152.14+29.2%-18.5%$14.43B$11.62B24.2860,000Positive NewsAPGAPi Group3.3451 of 5 stars$35.37+1.9%$43.29+22.4%-5.8%$9.77B$7.02B-17.9526,000News CoverageBLDTopBuild4.4622 of 5 stars$291.67+1.1%$398.56+36.6%-25.5%$8.53B$5.33B14.7213,100News CoveragePositive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.4529 of 5 stars$55.86+0.1%$79.57+42.4%+4.2%$5.68B$8.17B6.753,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsIBPInstalled Building Products4.591 of 5 stars$168.21-0.2%$216.09+28.5%-28.5%$4.67B$2.94B18.6910,300Positive NewsROADConstruction Partners3.7289 of 5 stars$79.63-0.9%$92.00+15.5%+54.8%$4.45B$1.99B74.423,790Insider TradePositive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners3.2367 of 5 stars$56.85+1.9%$74.00+30.2%+6.4%$2.53B$2.10B7.38550DFHDream Finders Homes2.8915 of 5 stars$21.84+1.0%$30.17+38.1%-36.3%$2.04B$4.45B7.141,210News CoverageGap UpECGEverus2.2731 of 5 stars$37.70-2.1%$63.33+68.0%N/A$1.92B$2.85B0.007,600News CoverageBBUBrookfield Business Partners4.1369 of 5 stars$20.60+2.0%$32.33+57.0%+4.5%$1.87B$40.62B-42.0472,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives Installed Building Products Alternatives Construction Partners Alternatives Green Brick Partners Alternatives Dream Finders Homes Alternatives Everus Alternatives Brookfield Business Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IESC) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMy prediction is coming trueWe've developed a surprisingly effective way to see which stocks could double during massive shake-ups, by usi...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThe real reason gold is soaring (and likely to continue)Trump’s Policies Are Fueling a Gold Boom—Here’s Your Chance to Profit Donald Trump’s bold policies are driv...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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