Janus International Group (JBI) and The Competition Financial Review

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) is one of 40 publicly-traded companies in the “BLDG&CONST – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Janus International Group to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Janus International Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus International Group	$963.80 million	$70.40 million	24.94
Janus International Group Competitors	$6.80 billion	$567.85 million	23.89

Janus International Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Janus International Group. Janus International Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Janus International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Janus International Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0	3	2	0	2.40
Janus International Group Competitors	245	1573	2295	112	2.54

Janus International Group presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.55%. As a group, “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Janus International Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Janus International Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	5.49%	13.38%	5.47%
Janus International Group Competitors	-11.01%	65.74%	4.94%

Volatility & Risk

Janus International Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group’s rivals have a beta of 0.97, indicating that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Janus International Group rivals beat Janus International Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Janus International Group

Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.