Analyzing Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) and Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN)

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) and Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Everus Construction Group and Aspen Aerogels”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus Construction Group	$2.85 billion	1.35	$143.42 million	$3.24	23.31
Aspen Aerogels	$452.70 million	1.26	$13.38 million	($3.81)	-1.82

Everus Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Aerogels. Aspen Aerogels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everus Construction Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Everus Construction Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Everus Construction Group and Aspen Aerogels, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus Construction Group	0	2	2	1	2.80
Aspen Aerogels	1	2	6	1	2.70

Everus Construction Group currently has a consensus price target of $80.3333, indicating a potential upside of 6.36%. Aspen Aerogels has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 181.39%. Given Aspen Aerogels’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aspen Aerogels is more favorable than Everus Construction Group.

Profitability

This table compares Everus Construction Group and Aspen Aerogels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus Construction Group	5.07%	35.83%	12.27%
Aspen Aerogels	-78.53%	2.92%	1.85%

Summary

Everus Construction Group beats Aspen Aerogels on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Everus Construction Group

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.

About Aspen Aerogels

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aerogel insulation products primarily for use in the energy infrastructure and sustainable insulation materials markets in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. It operates in two segments, Energy Industrial and Thermal Barrier. The company offers PyroThin thermal barriers for use in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage industries; Pyrogel XTE that reduces the risk of corrosion under insulation in energy infrastructure operating systems; and Pyrogel HPS for applications within the power generation market. It also offers Pyrogel XTF to provide protection against fire; Cryogel Z for sub-ambient and cryogenic applications in the energy infrastructure market; Spaceloft Subsea for use in pipe-in-pipe applications in offshore oil production; and Cryogel X201, which is used in designing cold systems, such as refrigerated appliances, cold storage equipment, and aerospace systems. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Northborough, Massachusetts.