Contrasting Custom Truck One Source (NYSE:CTOS) and SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE)

SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) and Custom Truck One Source (NYSE:CTOS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SiteOne Landscape Supply and Custom Truck One Source”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SiteOne Landscape Supply	$4.77 billion	0.87	$155.40 million	$3.65	25.98
Custom Truck One Source	$1.94 billion	1.07	-$31.05 million	$0.09	101.16

SiteOne Landscape Supply has higher revenue and earnings than Custom Truck One Source. SiteOne Landscape Supply is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Custom Truck One Source, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.1% of Custom Truck One Source shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of SiteOne Landscape Supply shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Custom Truck One Source shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SiteOne Landscape Supply and Custom Truck One Source, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiteOne Landscape Supply	1	6	5	0	2.33
Custom Truck One Source	1	3	4	0	2.38

SiteOne Landscape Supply presently has a consensus price target of $121.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.59%. Custom Truck One Source has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.81%. Given Custom Truck One Source’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Custom Truck One Source is more favorable than SiteOne Landscape Supply.

Risk and Volatility

SiteOne Landscape Supply has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Custom Truck One Source has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SiteOne Landscape Supply and Custom Truck One Source’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiteOne Landscape Supply	3.41%	9.76%	4.83%
Custom Truck One Source	1.05%	2.66%	0.61%

About SiteOne Landscape Supply

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of landscape supplies in the United States and Canada. The company provides irrigation products, including controllers, valves, sprinkler heads, irrigation pipes, micro irrigation, and drip products; fertilizer, grass seed, and ice melt products; control products, such as herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other pesticides; landscape accessories that include mulches, soil amendments, drainage pipes, tools, and sods; nursery goods, which consist of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, ornamental, shade, evergreen trees, field grown and container-grown nursery stock, roses, perennials, annuals, bulbs, and plant species and cultivars; hardscapes, such as pavers, natural stones, blocks, and other durable materials; and outdoor lighting products that include lighting fixtures, LED lamps, wires, transformers, and accessories. It also offers consultative services consisting of assistance with irrigation project take-offs, commercial project planning, generation of sales leads, business operations, and product support services, as well as a series of technical and business management seminars; and distributes branded products of third parties. The company offers its products under the LESCO, SiteOne Green Tech, and Pro-Trade brand names. It markets its products primarily to residential and commercial landscape professionals who specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of lawns, gardens, golf courses, and other outdoor spaces through branch network and direct distribution. SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Roswell, Georgia.

About Custom Truck One Source

Custom Truck One Source, Inc. provides specialty equipment rental and sale services to the electric utility transmission and distribution, telecommunications, rail, forestry, waste management, and other infrastructure-related industries in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Equipment Rental Solutions (ERS), Truck and Equipment Sales (TES), and Aftermarket Parts and Services (APS). The ERS segment owns new and used specialty equipment, including truck-mounted aerial lifts, cranes, service trucks, dump trucks, trailers, digger derricks, and other machinery and equipment. The TES segment offers new equipment for sale to be used for end-markets, which can be modified to meet customers specific needs. The APS segment provides truck and equipment maintenance and repair services; and rents and sells specialized tools, including stringing blocks, insulated hot stick, and rigging equipment, as well as sale of specialized aftermarket parts. The company was formerly known as Nesco Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Custom Truck One Source, Inc. in April 2021. Custom Truck One Source, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.