APi vs Parsons
APG and PSN side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APG and PSN compare
APi is the larger company, worth 3.5 times as much as Parsons ($19.2B against $5.4B).
APi grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.4% versus −5.8% for Parsons).
APi keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.1% compared with 2.5% at Parsons.
Parsons scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for APi), 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 | APG | PSN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $19.2B | $5.4B |
| Share price | $44.34 | $50.69 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.7% | −38.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 187% | 37.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 0.76 |
| Employees | 20K | 400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 35.0× |
| P/S | 2.2× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 5.5× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 34.7× | 15.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 28.5× | 17.6× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.96 |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $23.01 | $49.47 |
| Margin of safety | −92.7% | −2.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.4% (better) | −5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.1% (better) | 10.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 34.9% (better) | −36.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −281% | −35.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.1% (better) | 22.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.2% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 4.1% (better) | 2.5% |
| FCF margin | 7.6% (better) | 4.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% (better) | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9% (better) | 6.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.02 | 0.56 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.97 | 2.73 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 1.66 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.93 (better) | 2.54 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | 2.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.3% | 2.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.9% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 15.0% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$361M | $3.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 5.3% |
Go deeper
- APG stock overview
- APG income statement
- APG valuation and score
- PSN stock overview
- PSN income statement
- PSN valuation and score
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