Financial Review: Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) & Ackermans & Van Haaren (OTCMKTS:AVHNY)

Ackermans & Van Haaren (OTCMKTS:AVHNY) and Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Ackermans & Van Haaren and Energy Services of America, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ackermans & Van Haaren	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energy Services of America	0	0	1	0	3.00

Energy Services of America has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Energy Services of America’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Services of America is more favorable than Ackermans & Van Haaren.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ackermans & Van Haaren and Energy Services of America”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ackermans & Van Haaren	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.89	17.93
Energy Services of America	$385.59 million	N/A	N/A	$0.18	55.08

Ackermans & Van Haaren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Services of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Ackermans & Van Haaren and Energy Services of America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ackermans & Van Haaren	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Services of America	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.1% of Energy Services of America shares are held by institutional investors. 44.7% of Energy Services of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Energy Services of America beats Ackermans & Van Haaren on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ackermans & Van Haaren

Ackermans & Van Haaren NV engages in marine engineering and contracting, private banking, real estate and senior care, and energy and resources businesses worldwide. The Marine Engineering & Contracting segment engages in the marine construction activities, including dredging and civil works on water, as well as offshore activities in the areas of renewable energy, oil and gas, soil and sludge remediation, and aggregate and mineral extraction; real estate development, multitechnics, and construction and renovation activities; and development of port projects and related industrial zones, as well as offshore wind farms. The Private Banking segment offers discretionary asset management services for private clients; specialized advisory banking services for entrepreneurs and liberal professionals; and financing and financial leasing of cars, equipment, charging stations, and bicycles. The Real Estate & Senior Care segment develops mixed real estate projects, including redevelopment of iconic buildings and new constructions; and develops residential, and retail and office properties. The Energy & Resources segment produces crude palm oil and bananas; offers hybrid palm oil seeds; and manufactures cement. The AvH & Growth Capital provides engineering and solutions in production process automation; validation and compliance services; production and sale of compact biogas installations; manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals; provides broadcast and media solutions; online and printed news; logistics for rail and road transport, and intermodal transport, and warehousing services; develops new vaccines, and crop and food protection products; and deals and leases commercial vehicles, and distribution of aftermarket products. This segment also develops medical devices; medicines for the treatment of cancer and genetic diseases; and supplies medical equipment and consumables to hospitals through online. The company was founded in 1876 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.

About Energy Services of America

Energy Services of America Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides contracting services for utilities and energy related companies in the United States. The company constructs, replaces, and repairs interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities for utility companies and private natural gas companies; and provides services relating to pipeline, storage facilities, and plant works. It also offers electrical and mechanical installation, and repair services, including substation and switchyard, site preparation, equipment setting, pipe fabrication and installation, packaged buildings, transformers, and other ancillary works for the gas, petroleum power, chemical, water and sewer, and automotive industries. In addition, the company provides corrosion protection services, horizontal drilling services, liquid pipeline and pump station construction, production facility construction, water and sewer pipeline installation, and various maintenance and repair services, as well as other services related to pipeline construction. Further, it serves customers primarily in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Energy Services of America Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Huntington, West Virginia.