AECOM (ACM) Competitors

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) and Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACM or CLH?

85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AECOM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Clean Harbors shares are held 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.

Does the media favor ACM or CLH?

In the previous week, AECOM had 8 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for AECOM and 22 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat AECOM's score of 1.05 indicating that Clean Harbors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AECOM	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clean Harbors	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ACM or CLH more profitable?

Clean Harbors has a net margin of 7.19% compared to AECOM's net margin of 1.61%. AECOM's return on equity of 24.14% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AECOM	1.61%	24.14%	5.08%
Clean Harbors	7.19%	17.51%	6.01%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACM or CLH?

Clean Harbors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AECOM. Clean Harbors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AECOM, 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
AECOM	$16.11B	0.91	$55.33M	$2.96	36.99
Clean Harbors	$5.41B	2.47	$377.86M	$7.68	32.24

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACM or CLH?

Clean Harbors received 55 more outperform votes than AECOM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.00% of users gave Clean Harbors an outperform vote while only 64.54% of users gave AECOM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AECOM	Outperform Votes 526 64.54%	Underperform Votes 289 35.46%
Clean Harbors	Outperform Votes 581 72.00%	Underperform Votes 226 28.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, ACM or CLH?

AECOM has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ACM or CLH?

AECOM presently has a consensus target price of $116.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.35%. Clean Harbors has a consensus target price of $254.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.72%. Given AECOM's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AECOM is more favorable than Clean Harbors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Clean Harbors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Clean Harbors beats AECOM on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.