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Dycom Industries (DY) Competitors

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$187.52 +2.86 (+1.55%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

DY vs. FIX, ACM, MTZ, FLR, KBR, STRL, PRIM, GVA, MYRG, and AGX

Should you be buying Dycom Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dycom Industries include Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Primoris Services (PRIM), Granite Construction (GVA), MYR Group (MYRG), and Argan (AGX). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

Dycom Industries vs.

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

Dycom Industries has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dycom Industries received 417 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.43% of users gave Dycom Industries an outperform vote while only 65.18% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Dycom IndustriesOutperform Votes
666
73.43%
Underperform Votes
241
26.57%
Comfort Systems USAOutperform Votes
249
65.18%
Underperform Votes
133
34.82%

Comfort Systems USA has higher revenue and earnings than Dycom Industries. Dycom Industries 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dycom Industries$4.18B1.31$218.92M$8.0523.29
Comfort Systems USA$5.21B3.04$323.40M$13.0734.05

Dycom Industries presently has a consensus target price of $205.57, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus target price of $376.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.51%. Given Dycom Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dycom Industries is more favorable than Comfort Systems USA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dycom Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14
Comfort Systems USA
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 15 more articles in the media than Dycom Industries. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 12 mentions for Dycom Industries. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Dycom Industries' score of 1.15 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
Dycom Industries
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Comfort Systems USA
21 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Dycom Industries' net margin of 5.37%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 32.74% beat Dycom Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dycom Industries5.37% 22.28% 9.16%
Comfort Systems USA 7.18%32.74%11.82%

98.3% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Dycom Industries 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats Dycom Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DY vs. The Competition

MetricDycom IndustriesWater, sewer, & utility lines IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.46B$4.68B$9.81B$19.80B
Dividend YieldN/A0.46%1.82%3.51%
P/E Ratio23.2941.6927.6735.39
Price / Sales1.310.913.3717.78
Price / Cash14.1713.8721.7521.45
Price / Book5.173.525.254.64
Net Income$218.92M$89.89M$516.02M$982.94M
7 Day Performance-1.11%-3.64%-2.94%-2.12%
1 Month Performance-4.46%20.03%-0.30%-0.39%
1 Year Performance119.12%89.55%47.45%23.34%

Dycom Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DY
Dycom Industries
4.0749 of 5 stars
$187.52
+1.5%
$205.57
+9.6%
+119.8%$5.46B$4.18B23.2915,611Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.5106 of 5 stars
$445.02
+1.3%
N/A+129.7%$15.84B$5.21B34.0515,800Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
ACM
AECOM
4.1941 of 5 stars
$106.93
-0.3%
N/A+22.9%$14.34B$15.84B57.4952,000Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MTZ
MasTec
4.0942 of 5 stars
$135.32
-1.5%
N/A+153.9%$10.72B$12.00B120.8234,000Positive News
FLR
Fluor
4.3674 of 5 stars
$51.92
+2.2%
N/A+37.4%$8.91B$15.47B34.6130,187Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
KBR
KBR
4.801 of 5 stars
$58.65
-2.5%
N/A+12.5%$7.81B$6.96B24.6434,000Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
2.4008 of 5 stars
$180.03
-1.3%
N/A+175.4%$5.53B$2.10B30.413,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PRIM
Primoris Services
3.3806 of 5 stars
$78.07
-1.1%
N/A+151.4%$4.19B$5.72B25.8514,058Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
News Coverage
GVA
Granite Construction
1.2101 of 5 stars
$95.61
-0.1%
N/A+107.5%$4.18B$3.96B43.862,100Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
MYRG
MYR Group
2.0365 of 5 stars
$146.81
-2.3%
N/A+22.5%$2.37B$3.54B64.119,000Positive News
AGX
Argan
2.5051 of 5 stars
$136.63
-8.4%
N/A+202.6%$1.84B$573.33M42.971,214News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:DY) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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