Matrix Service (MTRX) Competitors

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) and Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer TPC or MTRX?

Tutor Perini presently has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.67%. Matrix Service has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.16%. Given Tutor Perini's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tutor Perini is more favorable than Matrix Service.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tutor Perini	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Matrix Service	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TPC or MTRX?

Tutor Perini received 71 more outperform votes than Matrix Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.78% of users gave Tutor Perini an outperform vote while only 56.41% of users gave Matrix Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tutor Perini	Outperform Votes 366 64.78%	Underperform Votes 199 35.22%
Matrix Service	Outperform Votes 295 56.41%	Underperform Votes 228 43.59%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TPC or MTRX?

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Matrix Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matrix Service shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to TPC or MTRX?

In the previous week, Tutor Perini had 1 more articles in the media than Matrix Service. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tutor Perini and 6 mentions for Matrix Service. Tutor Perini's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Matrix Service's score of 0.88 indicating that Tutor Perini is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tutor Perini	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Matrix Service	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TPC or MTRX more profitable?

Tutor Perini has a net margin of -3.08% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -4.76%. Tutor Perini's return on equity of -9.56% beat Matrix Service's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tutor Perini	-3.08%	-9.56%	-2.81%
Matrix Service	-4.76%	-20.81%	-7.08%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TPC or MTRX?

Matrix Service has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tutor Perini. Matrix Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tutor Perini, 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
Tutor Perini	$122.34B	0.01	-$171.15M	-$3.11	-6.79
Matrix Service	$708.26M	0.42	-$24.98M	-$1.22	-8.90

Which has more volatility & risk, TPC or MTRX?

Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tutor Perini beats Matrix Service on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.