EVI Industries (NYSE:EVI – Get Rating) is one of 63 publicly-traded companies in the “Personal services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare EVI Industries to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
EVI Industries has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVI Industries’ competitors have a beta of 1.16, meaning that their average stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares EVI Industries and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EVI Industries | $242.01 million | $8.38 million | 12.91 |
| EVI Industries Competitors | $686.58 million | $58.98 million | 479.11 |
EVI Industries’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than EVI Industries. EVI Industries 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for EVI Industries and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EVI Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| EVI Industries Competitors | 183 | 811 | 1449 | 63 | 2.56 |
As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 47.98%. Given EVI Industries’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EVI Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares EVI Industries and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EVI Industries | 3.76% | 8.49% | 4.97% |
| EVI Industries Competitors | -24.51% | 341.98% | -3.97% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
33.7% of EVI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by institutional investors. 53.7% of EVI Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
EVI Industries competitors beat EVI Industries on 7 of the 10 factors compared.
About EVI Industries
EVI Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, distributes, sells, rents, and leases commercial, industrial, and vended laundry and dry cleaning equipment, and steam and hot water boilers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Asia. The company sells and/or leases its customers commercial laundry equipment specializing in washing, drying, finishing, material handling, water heating, power generation, and water reuse applications. It also supplies related replacement parts and accessories; and provides installation, maintenance, and repair services to government, institutional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. The company was formerly known as EnviroStar, Inc. and changed its name to EVI Industries, Inc. in December 2018. EVI Industries, Inc. was founded in 1959 and is based in Miami, Florida.
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