Installed Building Products (IBP) Competitors

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in J or IBP?

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Installed Building Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Installed Building Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is J or IBP more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jacobs Solutions	4.28%	14.87%	6.18%
Installed Building Products	8.74%	43.56%	14.83%

Is J or IBP a better dividend stock?

Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Installed Building Products pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Installed Building Products pays out 16.3% 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, J or IBP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jacobs Solutions	$11.62B	1.29	$821.09M	$4.85	25.23
Installed Building Products	$2.94B	1.60	$243.70M	$9.10	18.71

Does the media favor J or IBP?

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions and Jacobs Solutions both had 12 articles in the media. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Installed Building Products' score of 1.42 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jacobs Solutions	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Installed Building Products	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer J or IBP?

Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $152.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.32%. Installed Building Products has a consensus price target of $216.09, suggesting a potential upside of 26.90%. Given Installed Building Products' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Installed Building Products is more favorable than Jacobs Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Installed Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the MarketBeat Community favor J or IBP?

Installed Building Products received 252 more outperform votes than Jacobs Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.07% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.31% of users gave Installed Building Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jacobs Solutions	Outperform Votes 100 74.07%	Underperform Votes 35 25.93%
Installed Building Products	Outperform Votes 352 63.31%	Underperform Votes 204 36.69%

Which has more volatility and risk, J or IBP?

Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Installed Building Products has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Installed Building Products beats Jacobs Solutions on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.