Both in Construction

EMCOR Group vs Jacobs Solutions

Over the past year EME returned −2.3% and J returned +3.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.07.

EME −2.3% J +3.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricEMEJ
Price$639.25$160.11
Market cap$27.99B$18.74B
Today−9.64%+0.16%
1 month−22.5%+15.0%
6 months−32.3%+26.4%
Year to date+4.5%+20.9%
1 year−5.1%+3.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+28.8%+34.5%
Gross margin20.0%19.9%
Net margin7.2%3.3%
P/E (TTM)18.1×55.0×
Price / sales1.4×1.3×
Net cash$774.8M-$2.41B
Dividend yield0.25%0.90%
Volatility (60d)41.9%23.0%
Short % of float1.7%3.6%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).