Orion Group (ORN) Competitors

Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ORN or AMRC?

Orion Group received 66 more outperform votes than Ameresco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.69% of users gave Ameresco an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Orion Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion Group	Outperform Votes 474 62.95%	Underperform Votes 279 37.05%
Ameresco	Outperform Votes 408 68.69%	Underperform Votes 186 31.31%

Does the media favor ORN or AMRC?

In the previous week, Orion Group had 12 more articles in the media than Ameresco. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Orion Group and 6 mentions for Ameresco. Orion Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ameresco's score of 0.53 indicating that Orion Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameresco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, ORN or AMRC?

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Orion Group. Orion Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameresco, 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
Orion Group	$796.39M	0.27	-$17.88M	-$0.10	-55.60
Ameresco	$1.77B	0.37	$62.47M	$1.06	11.63

Do analysts rate ORN or AMRC?

Orion Group presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 124.82%. Ameresco has a consensus price target of $27.63, suggesting a potential upside of 124.10%. Given Orion Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Ameresco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Ameresco	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ORN or AMRC?

70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Ameresco shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Ameresco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ORN or AMRC more profitable?

Ameresco has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Orion Group's net margin of -1.63%. Ameresco's return on equity of 5.68% beat Orion Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Group	-1.63%	-0.71%	-0.21%
Ameresco	3.18%	5.68%	1.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, ORN or AMRC?

Orion Group has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameresco has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameresco beats Orion Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.