Primoris Services (PRIM) Competitors

MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) and Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MYRG or PRIM?

MYR Group received 15 more outperform votes than Primoris Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.27% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave Primoris Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MYR Group	Outperform Votes 345 62.27%	Underperform Votes 209 37.73%
Primoris Services	Outperform Votes 330 57.79%	Underperform Votes 241 42.21%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MYRG or PRIM?

Primoris Services has higher revenue and earnings than MYR Group. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MYR Group	$3.64B	0.72	$90.99M	$5.16	30.15
Primoris Services	$5.72B	0.49	$126.14M	$2.65	19.55

Is MYRG or PRIM more profitable?

Primoris Services has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.38%. MYR Group's return on equity of 14.13% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MYR Group	2.38%	13.64%	5.61%
Primoris Services	2.45%	14.13%	4.46%

Which has more volatility and risk, MYRG or PRIM?

MYR Group has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primoris Services has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MYRG or PRIM?

MYR Group presently has a consensus price target of $173.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.35%. Primoris Services has a consensus price target of $53.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Given Primoris Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MYR Group is more favorable than Primoris Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MYR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MYRG or PRIM?

88.9% of MYR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Primoris Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of MYR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Primoris Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MYRG or PRIM?

In the previous week, Primoris Services had 7 more articles in the media than MYR Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Primoris Services and 6 mentions for MYR Group. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Primoris Services' score of 0.80 indicating that Primoris Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MYR Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primoris Services	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MYR Group and Primoris Services tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.