LGN (LGN) and Its Competitors Critical Comparison

LGN (NASDAQ:LGN) is one of 191 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare LGN to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares LGN and its competitors’ 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	-3.96%	10.85%	4.21%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LGN	1	1	10	2	2.93
LGN Competitors	824	3376	7191	346	2.60

LGN presently has a consensus price target of $99.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.77%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 34.72%. Given LGN’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe LGN is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LGN and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LGN	$2.55 billion	-$59.78 million	143.15
LGN Competitors	$9.28 billion	$447.61 million	-5,853.97

LGN’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than LGN. LGN 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.

LGN Company Profile

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.