Head-To-Head Comparison: Dycom Industries (DY) versus Its Competitors

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is one of 188 public companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Dycom Industries to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Dycom Industries has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dycom Industries’ competitors have a beta of 1.60, suggesting that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dycom Industries and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dycom Industries	$5.55 billion	$281.19 million	20.14
Dycom Industries Competitors	$10.73 billion	$456.60 million	-5,814.44

Dycom Industries’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Dycom Industries. Dycom Industries 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.3% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Dycom Industries and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dycom Industries	4.79%	25.30%	8.39%
Dycom Industries Competitors	-3.88%	2.99%	3.90%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Dycom Industries and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dycom Industries	0	3	10	0	2.77
Dycom Industries Competitors	854	3473	7386	365	2.60

Dycom Industries presently has a consensus price target of $502.92, suggesting a potential upside of 127.20%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 42.11%. Given Dycom Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dycom Industries is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Dycom Industries beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Dycom Industries Company Profile

Dycom Industries, Inc. is a specialty contracting company that builds and maintains communications infrastructure. Its customers include telecommunications providers, cable operators and utilities, primarily in the United States. The company provides engineering, design, construction, installation and maintenance services for broadband networks. Its work includes fiber-optic and other wireline systems, wireless infrastructure, and aerial and underground network construction. Founded in 1969, Dycom supports customers as they expand, upgrade and maintain their communications networks.