MasTec (MTZ) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EME or MTZ?

EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than MasTec. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MasTec, 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	$14.57B	1.23	$632.99M	$21.54	18.27
MasTec	$12.30B	0.77	-$49.95M	$2.06	58.35

Is EME or MTZ more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 6.51% compared to MasTec's net margin of 0.73%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 34.99% beat MasTec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	6.51%	34.99%	13.38%
MasTec	0.73%	8.27%	2.55%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EME or MTZ?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of MasTec shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of MasTec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EME or MTZ?

MasTec received 455 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.82% of users gave MasTec an outperform vote while only 64.43% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 288 64.43%	Underperform Votes 159 35.57%
MasTec	Outperform Votes 743 74.82%	Underperform Votes 250 25.18%

Which has more risk & volatility, EME or MTZ?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasTec has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EME or MTZ?

In the previous week, MasTec had 2 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for MasTec and 23 mentions for EMCOR Group. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat MasTec's score of 0.71 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MasTec	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer EME or MTZ?

EMCOR Group currently has a consensus price target of $497.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.36%. MasTec has a consensus price target of $153.87, suggesting a potential upside of 28.01%. Given MasTec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MasTec 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
MasTec	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Summary

MasTec beats EMCOR Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.