Energy Services of America (ESOA) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis

Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Energy Services of America to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Services of America and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Services of America	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Services of America Competitors	-3.90%	2.87%	3.85%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.1% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Energy Services of America and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Services of America	0	2	2	0	2.50
Energy Services of America Competitors	852	3471	7364	364	2.60

Energy Services of America presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 147.14%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 39.97%. Given Energy Services of America’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Energy Services of America is more favorable than its competitors.

Dividends

Energy Services of America pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Energy Services of America pays out 87.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.2% and pay out 25.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Services of America lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Energy Services of America and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Services of America	$467.37 million	N/A	49.75
Energy Services of America Competitors	$10.73 billion	$456.60 million	-5,814.60

Energy Services of America’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Energy Services of America. Energy Services of America is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Energy Services of America competitors beat Energy Services of America on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Energy Services of America

Energy Services of America Corporation is a specialty contracting company serving natural gas, petroleum, water and wastewater, and electric utility markets. The company installs, repairs, and replaces pipelines and utility systems for commercial, industrial, and public-sector customers. Its work includes pipeline construction and maintenance, water and sewer line installation, electrical services, and related site work. The company also performs services such as horizontal directional drilling, trenching, welding, and pipeline testing.