KBR (KBR) Competitors

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

Does the media favor EME or KBR?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 8 more articles in the media than KBR. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EMCOR Group and 8 mentions for KBR. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat KBR's score of 0.95 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EMCOR Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KBR	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EME or KBR?

KBR received 276 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.79% of users gave KBR an outperform vote while only 64.03% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 283 64.03%	Underperform Votes 159 35.97%
KBR	Outperform Votes 559 66.79%	Underperform Votes 278 33.21%

Which has more risk and volatility, EME or KBR?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EME or KBR a better dividend stock?

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. EMCOR Group pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR pays out 25.2% 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 preferable earnings & valuation, EME or KBR?

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than KBR. KBR 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
EMCOR Group	$12.58B	1.94	$632.99M	$19.69	27.00
KBR	$6.96B	1.10	-$265M	$2.38	24.15

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EME or KBR?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of KBR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of KBR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EME or KBR more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 6.51% compared to KBR's net margin of 4.35%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 34.99% beat KBR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	6.51%	34.99%	13.38%
KBR	4.35%	28.87%	6.98%

Do analysts rate EME or KBR?

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus target price of $518.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.41%. KBR has a consensus target price of $78.86, suggesting a potential upside of 37.22%. Given KBR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

EMCOR Group beats KBR on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.