ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (ACSAF) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (OTCMKTS:ACSAF) is one of 124 publicly-traded companies in the “Engineering & Construction” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.1% of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of shares of all “Engineering & Construction” companies are held by institutional investors. 30.4% of shares of all “Engineering & Construction” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Competitors	-131.19%	3.25%	-134.91%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios	N/A	N/A	15.33
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Competitors	$1.60 billion	$29.54 million	235.37

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios. ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios	1	0	0	0	1.00
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Competitors	181	1486	3132	79	2.64

As a group, “Engineering & Construction” companies have a potential upside of 20.51%. Given ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios competitors beat ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Company Profile

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. provides construction and related services in Spain and internationally. The company undertakes construction activities related to development of highways, railways, maritime, airport works, hydraulic infrastructures, coasts, ports, civil engineering, educational and sports facilities, residential, and social infrastructures and facilities; undertakes contracts for the provision of mining services and infrastructure required for mining activities; and offers maintenance services for buildings, public places, and organizations. It also engages in the operation and maintenance activities, and development of real estate infrastructures; design, development, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects, real estates, and facilities; and promotion and development of transport and public facilities, as well as management of different public-private collaboration models. In addition, the company offers services for people, such as care for elderly citizens and dependent people. Further, it provides services for building, such as maintenance, energy efficiency, cleaning, security, and logistics and auxiliary services. ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. was founded in 1997 and is based in Madrid, Spain.