Critical Review: Janus International Group (JBI) & The Competition

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) is one of 38 public companies in the “BLDG&CONST – MISC” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Janus International Group to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Janus International Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0	3	2	0	2.40
Janus International Group Competitors	242	1410	2268	108	2.56

Janus International Group presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.62%. As a group, “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 11.26%. Given Janus International Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Janus International Group has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group’s peers have a beta of 0.99, suggesting that their average stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Janus International Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus International Group	$963.80 million	$70.40 million	23.30
Janus International Group Competitors	$6.91 billion	$580.08 million	23.44

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

Profitability

This table compares Janus International Group and its peers’ 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%

Insider & Institutional 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Janus International Group peers beat Janus International Group on 8 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.