Ameresco vs Legence
AMRC and LGN side by side, both in construction special trade contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMRC and LGN compare
Legence is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as Ameresco ($3.8B against $1.4B).
Ameresco scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Legence), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMRC | LGN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.4B | $3.8B |
| Share price | $25.46 | $35.00 |
| Change, 1 year | −24.5% | −4.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.9% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.64 | 2.77 |
| Employees | 1,601 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× | – |
| P/S | – | 0.9× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 16.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 12.7× |
| PEG | 0.63 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 7.9% |
| Fair value | $47.46 | $19.81 |
| Margin of safety | 46.4% (better) | −76.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | 84.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −23.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.2% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 24.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 19.1% |
| Operating margin | – | 3.7% |
| Net margin | – | 1.0% |
| FCF margin | – | 6.9% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% (better) | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.61 | 1.51 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.32 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.65 (better) | 1.44 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.63 | 2.18 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 67.0% | 79.0% |
| Held by insiders | 40.1% | 47.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $454K (better) | −$2.5B |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.8% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- AMRC stock overview
- AMRC income statement
- AMRC valuation and score
- LGN stock overview
- LGN income statement
- LGN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.