Fluor (FLR) Competitors

Fluor (NYSE:FLR) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLR or EME?

Fluor received 414 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.92% of users gave Fluor an outperform vote while only 64.43% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fluor	Outperform Votes 702 66.92%	Underperform Votes 347 33.08%
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 288 64.43%	Underperform Votes 159 35.57%

Does the media favor FLR or EME?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 6 more articles in the media than Fluor. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for EMCOR Group and 17 mentions for Fluor. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Fluor's score of 0.98 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fluor	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMCOR Group	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FLR or EME?

Fluor has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FLR or EME a better dividend stock?

Fluor pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Fluor pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group pays out 4.6% 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. Fluor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend FLR or EME?

Fluor currently has a consensus target price of $49.43, suggesting a potential upside of 46.63%. EMCOR Group has a consensus target price of $497.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.73%. Given Fluor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fluor is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FLR or EME more profitable?

Fluor has a net margin of 13.14% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 6.51%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 34.99% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluor	13.14%	15.14%	5.40%
EMCOR Group	6.51%	34.99%	13.38%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FLR or EME?

EMCOR Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fluor. Fluor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCOR Group, 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
Fluor	$16.32B	0.35	$139M	$12.19	2.77
EMCOR Group	$14.57B	1.21	$632.99M	$21.54	17.93

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FLR or EME?

88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fluor beats EMCOR Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.