Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ECG scored 72.0, J scored 38.5 — ECG leads.
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ECG
Everus Construction Group, Inc.
Engineering & Construction · Quality-Growth
72
$122.44 · $6.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
33.5
ECG leads
J
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
Engineering & Construction · Quality-Growth
38.5
$139.15 · $16.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestECG24.6x
Fastest growthECG+30.5%
Strongest balance sheetECG0.47
Highest qualityECG77 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ECG
stronger →← stronger
J
77
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
54
90
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
55
73
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
19
ECG is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ECG
J
$250mC
FCF
$645mC+
+30.5%A
Rev
+4.6%C+
0.47B+
D/E
1.25C
24.6xB
P/E
46.2xC
1.33B
PEG
0.42A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ECG
J
23% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
28% above
~17%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~10%/yr
-32%
1-yr DCF upside
-22%
-18%
5-yr DCF upside
-22%
+7%
10-yr DCF upside
-20%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ECG
Why this score
Durable high returns
Short track record
J
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
The companies
ECGEverus Construction Group, Inc.
Engineering & Construction · $122.44
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $6.2b. Down 29% from 52-week high of $171.58 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +31% — in hypergrowth territory. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $176.00 (implying +44% upside).
Moat
ROE 33% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 98% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
JJacobs Solutions Inc.
Engineering & Construction · $139.15 · beta 0.70
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $16.3b. 17% off the 52-week high of $168.44. PEG 0.42 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $162.47 (implying +17% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 179% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Trailing P/E 46x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 2.4% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 8% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where ECG and J diverge
On the headline score the gap is 33.5 points in favor of ECG. The widest single difference is Value, where ECG leads by 54.1 points.
ValueECG 73.3 · J 19.2ECG +54.1
GrowthECG 89.5 · J 55.2ECG +34.3
QualityECG 77.0 · J 53.9ECG +23.1
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ECG or J the better stock?
ECG scores higher: ECG 72.0, J 38.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ECG and J differ most?
The widest gap is value, where ECG leads by 54 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. ECG leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are ECG and J scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.