Arcosa (ACA) Competitors

Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALG or ACA?

92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ALG or ACA?

Alamo Group presently has a consensus price target of $206.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.82%. Arcosa has a consensus price target of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.30%. Given Arcosa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arcosa is more favorable than Alamo Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Arcosa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALG or ACA?

Alamo Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Arcosa. Alamo Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcosa, 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
Alamo Group	$1.63B	1.63	$115.93M	$9.60	22.82
Arcosa	$2.57B	1.73	$93.70M	$1.59	57.23

Does the media favor ALG or ACA?

In the previous week, Alamo Group had 7 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Alamo Group and 2 mentions for Arcosa. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.51 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alamo Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arcosa	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALG or ACA more profitable?

Alamo Group has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 3.00%. Alamo Group's return on equity of 11.56% beat Arcosa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamo Group	7.25%	11.56%	7.92%
Arcosa	3.00%	5.59%	3.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, ALG or ACA?

Alamo Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALG or ACA a better dividend stock?

Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Arcosa pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcosa pays out 12.6% 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. Alamo Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Alamo Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Alamo Group beats Arcosa on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.