NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMRC or NWPX?

99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of NWPX Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 45.0% of Ameresco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of NWPX Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than NWPX Infrastructure. NWPX Infrastructure 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	0.68	$56.76M	$1.17	19.45
NWPX Infrastructure	$499.13M	0.98	$34.21M	$3.32	15.32

Does the media refer more to AMRC or NWPX?

In the previous week, NWPX Infrastructure had 9 more articles in the media than Ameresco. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for NWPX Infrastructure and 5 mentions for Ameresco. NWPX Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Ameresco's score of 0.58 indicating that NWPX Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameresco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NWPX Infrastructure	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NWPX Infrastructure has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMRC or NWPX more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure has a net margin of 6.69% compared to Ameresco's net margin of 3.34%. NWPX Infrastructure's return on equity of 8.93% beat Ameresco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameresco	3.34%	7.00%	1.74%
NWPX Infrastructure	6.69%	8.93%	5.61%

Do analysts recommend AMRC or NWPX?

Ameresco currently has a consensus target price of $20.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.64%. NWPX Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.03%. Given NWPX Infrastructure's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NWPX Infrastructure is more favorable than Ameresco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameresco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
NWPX Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Ameresco and NWPX Infrastructure tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.