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$123.43 +2.77 (+2.30%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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MYRG vs. KBR, FLR, DY, STRL, GVA, PRIM, AGX, TPC, GLDD, and AMRC

Should you be buying MYR Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MYR Group include KBR (KBR), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Granite Construction (GVA), Primoris Services (PRIM), Argan (AGX), Tutor Perini (TPC), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), and Ameresco (AMRC). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

MYR Group vs.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) and MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

In the previous week, KBR had 4 more articles in the media than MYR Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KBR and 8 mentions for MYR Group. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat KBR's score of 1.04 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
KBR
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MYR Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

97.0% of KBR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of MYR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of KBR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of MYR Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

KBR received 210 more outperform votes than MYR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.02% of users gave KBR an outperform vote while only 62.28% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KBROutperform Votes
565
67.02%
Underperform Votes
278
32.98%
MYR GroupOutperform Votes
355
62.28%
Underperform Votes
215
37.72%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KBR$7.74B0.89-$265M$2.8018.95
MYR Group$3.36B0.59$90.99M$1.8566.72

KBR has a net margin of 4.35% compared to MYR Group's net margin of 1.08%. KBR's return on equity of 28.87% beat MYR Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
KBR4.35% 28.87% 6.98%
MYR Group 1.08%6.05%2.42%

KBR has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MYR Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

KBR presently has a consensus target price of $70.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.42%. MYR Group has a consensus target price of $139.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.61%. Given KBR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than MYR Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
KBR
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
MYR Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

KBR beats MYR Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MYRG vs. The Competition

MetricMYR GroupWater, sewer, & utility lines IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.99B$3.43B$15.77B$7.82B
Dividend YieldN/A0.58%5.72%4.30%
P/E Ratio53.9038.0515.6118.43
Price / Sales0.590.9021.75101.46
Price / Cash14.1912.7018.5334.62
Price / Book3.173.122.014.19
Net Income$90.99M$89.89M$667.57M$248.05M
7 Day Performance7.61%4.70%0.92%6.53%
1 Month Performance2.03%-1.67%2.59%-2.16%
1 Year Performance-26.60%14.34%10.44%4.71%

MYR Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MYRG
MYR Group
2.6543 of 5 stars
$123.43
+2.3%
$139.00
+12.6%
-25.7%$1.99B$3.36B53.908,500Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
KBR
KBR
4.2758 of 5 stars
$50.56
+0.5%
$72.13
+42.7%
-18.7%$6.56B$7.74B21.2430,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
FLR
Fluor
4.7923 of 5 stars
$33.71
+1.3%
$49.43
+46.6%
-12.5%$5.66B$16.32B2.7739,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
DY
Dycom Industries
4.3915 of 5 stars
$152.19
-0.7%
$202.50
+33.1%
+17.3%$4.41B$4.70B20.0315,400
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.8617 of 5 stars
$135.23
-1.4%
$185.00
+36.8%
+48.5%$4.11B$2.12B22.843,200News Coverage
Positive News
GVA
Granite Construction
0.9538 of 5 stars
$77.91
-0.8%
$70.00
-10.2%
+46.1%$3.38B$4.01B31.543,800Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.6163 of 5 stars
$57.93
+1.2%
$88.38
+52.6%
+33.4%$3.12B$6.37B19.1812,800News Coverage
Positive News
AGX
Argan
1.2009 of 5 stars
$147.73
-0.3%
$150.00
+1.5%
+146.5%$2.01B$874.18M30.911,360Ex-Dividend
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
TPC
Tutor Perini
2.9597 of 5 stars
$21.93
+4.9%
$39.00
+77.8%
+57.6%$1.15B$122.34B-8.747,800Positive News
GLDD
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
4.9077 of 5 stars
$8.92
+0.5%
$14.00
+57.0%
+27.4%$600.86M$762.69M10.62430Analyst Revision
Positive News
AMRC
Ameresco
4.9752 of 5 stars
$10.11
+1.2%
$26.57
+162.8%
-48.7%$531.19M$1.77B10.111,270

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This page (NASDAQ:MYRG) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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