LGN (LGN) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LGN	$2.55 billion	-$59.78 million	286.33
LGN Competitors	$10.56 billion	$451.89 million	-5,962.76

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

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LGN	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGN Competitors	-7.79%	11.03%	4.17%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LGN	1	2	8	1	2.75
LGN Competitors	803	3355	7137	339	2.60

LGN currently has a consensus target price of $96.80, suggesting a potential upside of 46.99%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 25.39%. Given LGN’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe LGN is more favorable than its rivals.

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.