Apogee Enterprises (APOG) and Its Competitors Head to Head Review

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) is one of 93 public companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Apogee Enterprises to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises’ rivals have a beta of 1.07, suggesting that their average stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Apogee Enterprises and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apogee Enterprises	0	1	2	1	3.00
Apogee Enterprises Competitors	740	3931	5057	238	2.48

Apogee Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.53%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 30.44%. Given Apogee Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than its rivals.

Dividends

Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Apogee Enterprises pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Building Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.2% and pay out 37.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Apogee Enterprises has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Apogee Enterprises and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40 billion	$54.13 million	14.53
Apogee Enterprises Competitors	$4.03 billion	$4.65 billion	36.92

Apogee Enterprises’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Apogee Enterprises and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apogee Enterprises	4.68%	15.20%	6.83%
Apogee Enterprises Competitors	3.71%	-30.09%	5.11%

Summary

Apogee Enterprises beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Apogee Enterprises Company Profile

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. provides architectural products and services for enclosing buildings, and glass and acrylic products used for preservation, protection, and enhanced viewing in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. The company operates in four segments: Architectural Framing Systems, Architectural Glass, Architectural Services, and Large-Scale Optical (LSO). The Architectural Framing Systems segment designs, engineers, fabricates, finishes, and installs custom glass and aluminum window, curtainwall, storefront, and entrance systems for the exterior of buildings primarily in the non-residential construction sectors. The Architectural Glass segment provides a range of high-performance glass products for use in windows, curtainwall, storefront, and entrance systems. The Architectural Services segment integrates technical services, project management, and field installation services to design, engineer, fabricate, and install building glass and curtainwall systems. The LSO segment manufactures high-performance glazing products for the custom framing, fine art, and engineered optics markets. The company’s products and services are primarily used in commercial buildings, such as office buildings, hotels, and retail centers; institutional buildings comprising education facilities, health care facilities, and government buildings; transportation facilities, such as airports and transit terminals, as well as multi-family residential buildings. It markets its architectural products and services through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and glazing subcontractors and general contractors; and value-added glass and acrylics through retail chains, as well as independent distributors to museums, galleries, and other customers. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.