Comparing LGN (LGN) & Its Peers

LGN (NASDAQ:LGN) is one of 190 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare LGN to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.3% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of LGN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LGN and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LGN	$2.55 billion	-$59.78 million	128.38
LGN Competitors	$9.36 billion	$451.69 million	-5,854.64

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for LGN and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LGN	1	1	10	2	2.93
LGN Competitors	823	3387	7204	348	2.60

LGN presently has a consensus price target of $99.50, indicating a potential upside of 93.77%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 38.53%. Given LGN’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LGN is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares LGN and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LGN	-1.20%	4.33%	1.23%
LGN Competitors	-4.02%	3.72%	3.77%

Summary

LGN beats its peers on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About LGN

Legence Corp. is a provider of engineering, consulting, installation and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating and installing complex HVAC, process piping and other mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Legence Corp. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.