Head to Head Review: Janus International Group (JBI) versus Its Rivals

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) is one of 39 public companies in the “BLDG&CONST – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Janus International Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Janus International Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	5.49%	13.38%	5.47%
Janus International Group Competitors	-11.01%	65.74%	4.94%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Janus International Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0	3	2	0	2.40
Janus International Group Competitors	243	1411	2273	111	2.56

Janus International Group currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. As a group, “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 7.74%. Given Janus International Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Janus International Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus International Group	$963.80 million	$70.40 million	25.69
Janus International Group Competitors	$6.81 billion	$567.85 million	24.00

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Janus International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Janus International Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group’s peers have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Janus International Group peers beat Janus International Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Janus International Group Company Profile

Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.