Primoris Services (PRIM) Competitors

Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) and Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRIM or FIX?

Primoris Services received 86 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.65% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote while only 58.70% of users gave Primoris Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primoris Services	Outperform Votes 344 58.70%	Underperform Votes 242 41.30%
Comfort Systems USA	Outperform Votes 258 65.65%	Underperform Votes 135 34.35%

Does the media favor PRIM or FIX?

In the previous week, Primoris Services and Primoris Services both had 21 articles in the media. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Primoris Services' score of 1.10 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Primoris Services	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comfort Systems USA	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PRIM or FIX?

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRIM or FIX a better dividend stock?

Primoris Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Primoris Services pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comfort Systems USA pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Comfort Systems USA has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Primoris Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate PRIM or FIX?

Primoris Services presently has a consensus price target of $88.38, suggesting a potential upside of 52.65%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus price target of $530.75, suggesting a potential upside of 48.35%. Given Primoris Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Primoris Services is more favorable than Comfort Systems USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Comfort Systems USA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PRIM or FIX more profitable?

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 7.43% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.68%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 35.28% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primoris Services	2.68%	15.23%	4.88%
Comfort Systems USA	7.43%	35.28%	12.51%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PRIM or FIX?

Comfort Systems USA has higher revenue and earnings than Primoris Services. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comfort Systems USA, 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
Primoris Services	$6.37B	0.49	$126.14M	$3.32	17.44
Comfort Systems USA	$7.03B	1.80	$323.40M	$14.61	24.49

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PRIM or FIX?

91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Primoris Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned 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.

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats Primoris Services on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.