IES (IESC) Competitors $331.49 -3.35 (-1.00%) As of 02:51 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IESC vs. EME, FIX, J, APG, BLD, TMHC, IBP, ROAD, ECG, and GRBKShould you be buying IES stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IES include EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Installed Building Products (IBP), Construction Partners (ROAD), Everus Construction Group (ECG), and Green Brick Partners (GRBK). IES vs. Its Competitors EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA Jacobs Solutions APi Group TopBuild Taylor Morrison Home Installed Building Products Construction Partners Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and IES (NASDAQ:IESC) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EME or IESC? 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of IES shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.8% of IES shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer EME or IESC? EMCOR Group presently has a consensus target price of $594.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.91%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than IES.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EMCOR Group 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73IES 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is EME or IESC more profitable? IES has a net margin of 8.15% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.07%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 38.01% beat IES's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EMCOR Group7.07% 38.01% 14.11% IES 8.15%37.23%19.16% Does the media prefer EME or IESC? In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 23 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for EMCOR Group and 4 mentions for IES. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat IES's score of 1.26 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EMCOR Group 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IES 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, EME or IESC? EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IES has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EME or IESC? EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than IES. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IES, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEMCOR Group$14.57B1.86$1.01B$24.1025.15IES$2.88B2.28$201.98M$13.0925.32 SummaryEMCOR Group beats IES on 11 of the 17 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 IESC 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 ExcelMetricIESELEC MISC SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.58B$11.93B$29.71B$9.81BDividend YieldN/A1.00%3.08%4.07%P/E Ratio25.3228.5451.9325.55Price / Sales2.281.941,332.64116.50Price / Cash29.7521.7036.4959.48Price / Book8.424.159.116.15Net Income$201.98M$316.08M$803.97M$264.98M7 Day Performance-4.17%1.90%1.13%2.81%1 Month Performance9.51%5.73%0.84%3.20%1 Year Performance88.04%26.10%24,093.39%25.33% IES Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IESCIES2.7368 of 5 stars$331.49-1.0%N/A+95.7%$6.58B$2.88B25.329,485Positive NewsEMEEMCOR Group3.9976 of 5 stars$628.84+0.7%$605.33-3.7%+66.9%$27.96B$14.57B26.0940,400Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA4.2404 of 5 stars$696.86+0.2%$635.60-8.8%+109.0%$24.53B$7.03B35.8118,300News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeJJacobs Solutions2.7332 of 5 stars$140.31+0.9%$153.25+9.2%+2.4%$16.71B$11.50B38.6545,000News CoveragePositive NewsAPGAPi Group3.1331 of 5 stars$35.54+1.3%$36.10+1.6%+54.9%$14.59B$7.02B111.0629,000News CoverageInsider TradeBLDTopBuild3.8883 of 5 stars$386.97+2.8%$387.27+0.1%+18.4%$10.76B$5.33B19.5713,984News CoverageTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.4645 of 5 stars$63.15+2.3%$76.88+21.7%+12.7%$6.19B$8.17B7.293,000IBPInstalled Building Products3.661 of 5 stars$213.16+3.2%$212.45-0.3%+28.1%$5.70B$2.94B24.3110,800News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionROADConstruction Partners2.6708 of 5 stars$94.76-0.2%$91.00-4.0%+85.6%$5.32B$1.82B80.994,920ECGEverus Construction Group0.8276 of 5 stars$71.85+2.4%$73.67+2.5%N/A$3.58B$2.85B0.008,700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.7518 of 5 stars$64.54+1.3%$66.00+2.3%+1.0%$2.81B$2.14B8.38550Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EMCOR Group Alternatives Comfort Systems USA Alternatives Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives Installed Building Products Alternatives Construction Partners Alternatives Everus Construction Group Alternatives Green Brick 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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