IES (IESC) Competitors

IES (NASDAQ:IESC) and Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, IESC or J?

IES has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IESC or J more profitable?

IES has a net margin of 7.00% compared to Jacobs Solutions' net margin of 5.16%. IES's return on equity of 35.69% beat Jacobs Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IES	7.00%	35.69%	17.30%
Jacobs Solutions	5.16%	14.82%	6.45%

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer IESC or J?

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 3 mentions for IES. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat IES's score of 0.82 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	Positive
Jacobs Solutions	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, IESC or J?

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than IES. Jacobs Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IES, 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
IES	$2.88B	1.78	$201.98M	$9.89	25.95
Jacobs Solutions	$11.50B	1.50	$821.09M	$6.33	21.99

Do analysts rate IESC or J?

Jacobs Solutions has a consensus target price of $156.11, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Jacobs Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0.00
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IESC or J?

IES received 86 more outperform votes than Jacobs Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.24% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.56% of users gave IES an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IES	Outperform Votes 184 64.56%	Underperform Votes 101 35.44%
Jacobs Solutions	Outperform Votes 98 74.24%	Underperform Votes 34 25.76%

Summary

IES beats Jacobs Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.