Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) Competitors $11.49 +0.04 (+0.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.58 +0.09 (+0.78%) As of 04:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GLDD vs. AGX, TPC, MYRG, AMRC, NWPX, MTRX, ORN, PWR, EME, and FIXShould you be buying Great Lakes Dredge & Dock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock include Argan (AGX), Tutor Perini (TPC), MYR Group (MYRG), Ameresco (AMRC), NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Orion Group (ORN), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), and Comfort Systems USA (FIX). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock vs. Its Competitors Argan Tutor Perini MYR Group Ameresco NWPX Infrastructure Matrix Service Orion Group Quanta Services EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA Argan (NYSE:AGX) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, AGX or GLDD? Argan has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AGX or GLDD? Argan currently has a consensus price target of $202.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.34%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.85%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Argan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Argan 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AGX or GLDD? 79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Argan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor AGX or GLDD? In the previous week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had 9 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 7 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's score of 1.40 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Argan 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AGX or GLDD? Argan has higher revenue and earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArgan$874.18M3.40$85.46M$7.1330.57Great Lakes Dredge & Dock$762.69M1.02$57.26M$1.0510.94 Is AGX or GLDD more profitable? Argan has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's net margin of 8.63%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Argan11.00% 29.61% 12.82% Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 8.63%15.61%5.88% SummaryArgan beats Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Great Lakes Dredge & Dock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GLDD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GLDD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GLDD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreat Lakes Dredge & DockBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$781.32M$16.05B$9.31B$9.56BDividend YieldN/A2.36%1.86%4.08%P/E Ratio10.9415.0815.8825.16Price / Sales1.021.10121.3387.62Price / Cash6.1513.5915.1858.50Price / Book1.624.004.696.21Net Income$57.26M$1.37B$618.69M$265.38M7 Day Performance1.06%-0.65%-1.76%-1.13%1 Month Performance2.13%1.81%4.04%-0.71%1 Year Performance29.83%37.23%98.63%18.86% Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLDDGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock4.9246 of 5 stars$11.49+0.3%$14.00+21.8%+30.4%$781.32M$762.69M10.94430Positive NewsAGXArgan0.963 of 5 stars$225.17+0.5%$202.00-10.3%+198.2%$3.06B$874.18M31.581,595TPCTutor Perini1.797 of 5 stars$57.41+1.2%$60.00+4.5%+156.7%$2.99B$4.33B-22.787,500MYRGMYR Group2.7824 of 5 stars$183.44+1.3%$191.83+4.6%+74.4%$2.81B$3.36B38.308,500AMRCAmeresco4.0565 of 5 stars$22.72+6.0%$20.33-10.5%-18.8%$1.13B$1.77B19.421,509Analyst UpgradeNWPXNWPX Infrastructure2.6928 of 5 stars$51.17-0.7%$57.50+12.4%+17.9%$497.56M$492.55M15.411,358MTRXMatrix Service4.1356 of 5 stars$14.82+1.2%$20.00+35.0%+53.4%$404.22M$728.21M-18.302,064Positive NewsORNOrion Group3.6267 of 5 stars$6.71-0.7%$11.25+67.8%-9.5%$268.21M$796.39M24.842,450PWRQuanta Services4.3022 of 5 stars$383.43+0.7%$392.45+2.4%+40.7%$56.74B$23.67B59.3558,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↓EMEEMCOR Group4.0046 of 5 stars$612.73+1.2%$594.50-3.0%+64.8%$27.11B$14.57B25.4240,400Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA4.6819 of 5 stars$694.34+2.0%$635.60-8.5%+105.8%$24.02B$7.03B35.6818,300Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Argan Competitors Tutor Perini Competitors MYR Group Competitors Ameresco Competitors NWPX Infrastructure Competitors Matrix Service Competitors Orion Group Competitors Quanta Services Competitors EMCOR Group Competitors Comfort Systems USA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GLDD) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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