ORN vs. AMRC, GLDD, NWPX, MTRX, PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, and FLR
Should you be buying Orion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Orion Group include Ameresco (AMRC), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), and Fluor (FLR). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Orion Group vs. Its Competitors
Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) are both small-cap construction & engineering companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.
Ameresco has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Orion Group's net margin of 0.36%. Ameresco's return on equity of 6.32% beat Orion Group's return on equity.
Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Orion Group. Ameresco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameresco has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Ameresco currently has a consensus target price of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.11%. Orion Group has a consensus target price of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.18%. Given Orion Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Ameresco.
In the previous week, Ameresco had 3 more articles in the media than Orion Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameresco and 4 mentions for Orion Group. Ameresco's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Orion Group's score of 0.51 indicating that Ameresco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Orion Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ameresco beats Orion Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ORN) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
