Ameresco (AMRC) Competitors

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) and Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to STRL or AMRC?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Ameresco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 10 mentions for Ameresco. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Ameresco's score of 0.95 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameresco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STRL or AMRC more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 8.77% compared to Ameresco's net margin of 3.18%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.52% beat Ameresco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure	8.77%	27.52%	9.76%
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%

Which has more volatility and risk, STRL or AMRC?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameresco has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate STRL or AMRC?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $115.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.11%. Ameresco has a consensus price target of $36.56, indicating a potential upside of 95.34%. Given Ameresco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ameresco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STRL or AMRC?

Ameresco received 130 more outperform votes than Sterling Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote while only 56.38% of users gave Sterling Infrastructure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sterling Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 274 56.38%	Underperform Votes 212 43.62%
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 404 68.59%	Underperform Votes 185 31.41%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STRL or AMRC?

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STRL or AMRC?

Sterling Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Ameresco. Ameresco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, 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
Sterling Infrastructure	$1.97B	1.81	$138.65M	$5.92	19.64
Ameresco	$1.37B	0.71	$62.47M	$1.00	18.71

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Ameresco on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.