IBP vs. J, APG, BLD, TMHC, IESC, ROAD, GRBK, ECG, CCS, and DFH
Should you be buying Installed Building Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Installed Building Products include Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), IES (IESC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Everus (ECG), Century Communities (CCS), and Dream Finders Homes (DFH). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry.
Installed Building Products vs.
Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
Installed Building Products received 249 more outperform votes than Jacobs Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.63% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.45% of users gave Installed Building Products an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 6 more articles in the media than Installed Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 9 mentions for Installed Building Products. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Installed Building Products' score of 0.89 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Installed Building Products pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Installed Building Products pays out 15.6% 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.
Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $155.89, suggesting a potential upside of 20.73%. Installed Building Products has a consensus target price of $240.40, suggesting a potential upside of 45.49%. Given Installed Building Products' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Installed Building Products is more favorable than Jacobs Solutions.
Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Installed Building Products has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Installed Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Installed Building Products 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.
Installed Building Products has a net margin of 8.74% compared to Jacobs Solutions' net margin of 4.28%. Installed Building Products' return on equity of 43.56% beat Jacobs Solutions' return on equity.
Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Installed Building Products. Installed Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jacobs Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Installed Building Products beats Jacobs Solutions on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:IBP) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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