Analyzing ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (OTCMKTS:ACSAF) and Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (OTCMKTS:ACSAF) and Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and Energy Services of America’s 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
Energy Services of America	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and Energy Services of America, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energy Services of America	0	0	1	0	3.00

Energy Services of America has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 97.00%. Given Energy Services of America’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Services of America is more favorable than ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and Energy Services of America”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$2.27	28.99
Energy Services of America	$367.91 million	N/A	N/A	$0.18	58.25

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Services of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

14.1% of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Energy Services of America beats ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios

ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. provides construction and related services in Spain, the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company undertakes civil construction activities related to building infrastructure, such as highways, motorways, railways, marine works, airports, residential buildings, and social infrastructures and facilities; data centers, healthcare and educational facilities, airports, sports, and commercial offices; and roads and bridges, dams and water treatment plants, and underground projects. It also offers infrastructure services for railway, transport, communications and technology, energy, resources, water, and defense sectors, as well as maintenance services for buildings, public places, and organizations; mining services. It also engages in the design, construction, and operation of mineral processing plants and associated mining infrastructure; promotion and development of transport concessions; project design, financing, construction, start-up, and operation of concessions; real estate development and management activities; and invests in developing infrastructure projects. In addition, the company provides services for people, such as care for elderly citizens and dependent people. Further, it offers maintenance, cleaning, security, professional energy efficiency, and logistics services. ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. was founded in 1997 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

About Energy Services of America

Energy Services of America Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides contracting services for utilities and energy related companies in the United States. The company constructs, replaces, and repairs interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities for utility companies and private natural gas companies; and provides services relating to pipeline, storage facilities, and plant works. It also offers electrical and mechanical installation, and repair services, including substation and switchyard, site preparation, equipment setting, pipe fabrication and installation, packaged buildings, transformers, and other ancillary works for the gas, petroleum power, chemical, water and sewer, and automotive industries. In addition, the company provides corrosion protection services, horizontal drilling services, liquid pipeline and pump station construction, production facility construction, water and sewer pipeline installation, and various maintenance and repair services, as well as other services related to pipeline construction. Further, it serves customers primarily in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Energy Services of America Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Huntington, West Virginia.