GLDD vs. MYRG, AGX, TPC, AMRC, NWPX, MTRX, ORN, PWR, EME, and FIX
Should you be buying Great Lakes Dredge & Dock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock include MYR Group (MYRG), Argan (AGX), Tutor Perini (TPC), Ameresco (AMRC), Northwest Pipe (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.
MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 7.97% compared to MYR Group's net margin of 1.08%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 13.35% beat MYR Group's return on equity.
MYR Group currently has a consensus price target of $157.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.28%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than MYR Group.
In the previous week, MYR Group and MYR Group both had 2 articles in the media. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's score of 0.96 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
88.9% of MYR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of MYR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
MYR Group received 59 more outperform votes than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.23% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote while only 59.47% of users gave Great Lakes Dredge & Dock an outperform vote.
MYR Group has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MYR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats MYR Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GLDD) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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