Matrix Service (MTRX) Competitors

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMRC or MTRX?

99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Matrix Service shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matrix Service shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Matrix Service. Matrix Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameresco, 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
Ameresco	$1.77B	0.54	$56.76M	$1.02	17.97
Matrix Service	$728.21M	0.55	-$24.98M	-$0.81	-17.93

Which has more volatility and risk, AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMRC or MTRX more profitable?

Ameresco has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -3.04%. Ameresco's return on equity of 6.32% beat Matrix Service's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameresco	2.97%	6.32%	1.55%
Matrix Service	-3.04%	-14.08%	-4.28%

Does the media favor AMRC or MTRX?

In the previous week, Ameresco had 6 more articles in the media than Matrix Service. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ameresco and 0 mentions for Matrix Service. Matrix Service's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Ameresco's score of 0.75 indicating that Matrix Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ameresco	Positive
Matrix Service	Very Positive

Do analysts rate AMRC or MTRX?

Ameresco presently has a consensus price target of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.74%. Matrix Service has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.74%. Given Matrix Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Ameresco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameresco	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Matrix Service	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ameresco beats Matrix Service on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.