IES (IESC) Competitors $322.89 +20.19 (+6.67%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$321.94 -0.95 (-0.30%) As of 04:16 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. EME, FIX, J, APG, BLD, TMHC, ROAD, IBP, 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), Construction Partners (ROAD), Installed Building Products (IBP), 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 Construction Partners Installed Building Products Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners IES (NASDAQ:IESC) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, IESC or EME? IES has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IESC or EME? 86.6% of IES shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 56.8% of IES shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer IESC or EME? EMCOR Group has a consensus price target of $532.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.98%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EMCOR Group 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) 0.00EMCOR Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Is IESC or EME more profitable? IES has a net margin of 7.76% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.00%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 37.12% beat IES's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IES7.76% 36.49% 18.41% EMCOR Group 7.00%37.12%14.01% Which has better earnings & valuation, IESC or EME? 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 RatioIES$3.13B2.05$201.98M$11.9527.02EMCOR Group$14.57B1.70$1.01B$22.6324.48 Does the media refer more to IESC or EME? In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 16 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for EMCOR Group and 4 mentions for IES. IES's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat EMCOR Group's score of 1.06 indicating that IES is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IES 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive EMCOR Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEMCOR Group beats IES on 10 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$6.41B$10.25B$28.22B$9.32BDividend YieldN/A1.17%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio27.0227.0833.1819.75Price / Sales2.051.741,720.82182.50Price / Cash26.0920.3437.6457.96Price / Book10.564.507.625.67Net Income$201.98M$316.08M$779.73M$257.98M7 Day Performance6.09%-1.30%0.13%0.56%1 Month Performance19.36%7.55%5.72%8.88%1 Year Performance103.28%16.03%52,717.22%14.24% IES Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IESCIES2.1635 of 5 stars$322.89+6.7%N/A+94.1%$6.41B$3.13B27.029,485News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpEMEEMCOR Group3.6813 of 5 stars$550.42+0.6%$518.00-5.9%+44.6%$24.49B$14.57B24.3240,400Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA3.8413 of 5 stars$540.50-0.1%$558.80+3.4%+67.5%$19.08B$7.03B32.4218,300Positive NewsJJacobs Solutions3.829 of 5 stars$132.30-0.2%$150.86+14.0%-7.6%$15.93B$11.50B21.7745,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAPGAPi Group2.6299 of 5 stars$34.20-0.4%$33.71-1.4%+37.5%$14.26B$7.02B27.3929,000Analyst UpgradeBLDTopBuild4.105 of 5 stars$343.00-1.3%$380.22+10.9%-18.6%$9.94B$5.33B17.3513,984Positive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.531 of 5 stars$62.51-1.5%$76.88+23.0%+1.2%$6.37B$8.17B7.273,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsROADConstruction Partners3.0037 of 5 stars$107.16-1.1%$91.00-15.1%+80.7%$6.07B$1.82B91.594,920News CoveragePositive NewsIBPInstalled Building Products4.2009 of 5 stars$191.57-1.5%$212.45+10.9%-18.7%$5.37B$2.94B21.8410,800News CoveragePositive NewsECGEverus Construction Group1.1411 of 5 stars$64.35-1.2%$73.00+13.4%N/A$3.32B$2.85B0.008,700Positive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.7545 of 5 stars$63.40-2.2%$66.00+4.1%-3.5%$2.78B$2.15B8.23550Positive News 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 Construction Partners Alternatives Installed Building Products 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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