Analyzing CECO Environmental (CECO) & Its Peers

CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) is one of 435 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare CECO Environmental to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares CECO Environmental and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CECO Environmental	-3.39%	7.36%	3.41%
CECO Environmental Competitors	-1,947.44%	-10.16%	0.87%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for CECO Environmental and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CECO Environmental	1	1	8	0	2.70
CECO Environmental Competitors	4072	14459	17873	778	2.41

CECO Environmental presently has a consensus target price of $104.88, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 28.07%. Given CECO Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CECO Environmental is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

CECO Environmental has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CECO Environmental’s rivals have a beta of 4.52, suggesting that their average stock price is 352% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.1% of CECO Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of CECO Environmental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CECO Environmental and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CECO Environmental	$774.38 million	$50.05 million	-101.84
CECO Environmental Competitors	$4.50 billion	$347.98 million	-13.04

CECO Environmental’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CECO Environmental. CECO Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

CECO Environmental beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

CECO Environmental Company Profile

CECO Environmental Corp. provides critical solutions in industrial air quality, industrial water treatment, and energy transition solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. The company engineers, designs, manufactures, and installs non-metallic expansion joints and flow control products, including rubber expansion joints, ducting expansion joints, and industrial pinch and duck bill valves; membrane-based industrial water and wastewater treatment systems; and provides dust and fume extraction solutions comprising consultation, design, manufacturing, installation, and service, as well as water and wastewater treatment solutions. It offers engineered and configured products and solutions, including dampers and diverters, expansion joints, selective catalytic reduction systems, severe-service and industrial cyclones, dust collectors, thermal oxidizers, filtration systems, wet and dry scrubbers, separators and coalescers, water treatment packages, metallic and non-metallic pumps, industrial silencers, and fluid handling equipment, as well as plant engineering services and engineered design build fabrication services. In addition, the company offers industrial engineered noise control solutions, including custom acoustical gen-set packages, ambient air baffles, acoustical louvres, and skid enclosures; process filtration solutions for hydrocarbon and chemical processing; and energy and water conservation systems and equipment. The company markets its products and services to natural gas processors, transmission and distribution companies, refineries, power generators, industrial manufacturing, engineering and construction companies, semiconductor manufacturers, compressor manufacturers, beverage can manufacturers, metals and minerals, and electric vehicle producers. CECO Environmental Corp. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.