Comparing Montrose Environmental Group (ONT) and Its Peers

Montrose Environmental Group (NYSE:ONT) is one of 354 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Montrose Environmental Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Montrose Environmental Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montrose Environmental Group	2	3	1	0	1.83
Montrose Environmental Group Competitors	1899	6241	9019	663	2.47

Montrose Environmental Group currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.71%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.91%. Given Montrose Environmental Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Montrose Environmental Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Montrose Environmental Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montrose Environmental Group	-1.44%	4.11%	1.89%
Montrose Environmental Group Competitors	-67.40%	-119.15%	-1.34%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.9% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Montrose Environmental Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montrose Environmental Group	$830.54 million	-$840,000.00	-56.24
Montrose Environmental Group Competitors	$2.48 billion	$141.50 million	12.52

Montrose Environmental Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Montrose Environmental Group. Montrose Environmental Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Montrose Environmental Group has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montrose Environmental Group’s competitors have a beta of 2.50, meaning that their average share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Montrose Environmental Group competitors beat Montrose Environmental Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Montrose Environmental Group Company Profile

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. operates as an environmental services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Assessment, Permitting and Response; Measurement and Analysis; and Remediation and Reuse. The Assessment, Permitting and Response segment provides scientific advisory and consulting services to support environmental assessments; environmental emergency response and recovery; toxicology consulting and environmental audits and permits for current operations; facility upgrades; new projects; decommissioning projects; and development projects. This segment also offers technical advisory and consulting services, including regulatory compliance support and planning, environmental, ecosystem and toxicological assessments, and support during responses to environmental disruptions. The Measurement and Analysis segment tests and analyzes air, water, and soil to determine concentrations of contaminants, as well as the toxicological impact of contaminants on flora, fauna, and human health. Its services include source and ambient air testing and monitoring, leak detection, and advanced analytical laboratory services, such as storm water, wastewater, and drinking water analysis. The Remediation and Reuse segment provides engineering, design, implementation, and operations and maintenance services primarily to treat contaminated water, remove contaminants from soil, or create biogas from waste. The company serves financial, oil and gas, utilities, construction, automotive, real-estate, midstream energy, manufacturing, commodities, petrochemical, food and beverage, telecommunications, and engineering industries, as well as local, state, provincial, and federal government entities. Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas.