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MYRG vs. KBR, FLR, DY, STRL, PRIM, GVA, AGX, TPC, AMRC, and GLDD

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), Primoris Services (PRIM), Granite Construction (GVA), Argan (AGX), Tutor Perini (TPC), Ameresco (AMRC), and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

MYR Group vs.

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

MYR Group presently has a consensus price target of $155.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.21%. KBR has a consensus price target of $75.88, suggesting a potential upside of 59.49%. Given KBR's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than MYR Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MYR Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
KBR
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

MYR Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
MYR Group$3.36B0.51$90.99M$1.8556.91
KBR$7.74B0.80-$265M$2.8016.99

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
MYR Group1.08% 6.05% 2.42%
KBR 4.35%28.87%6.98%

MYR Group has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

KBR received 209 more outperform votes than MYR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.90% of users gave KBR an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MYR GroupOutperform Votes
353
62.37%
Underperform Votes
213
37.63%
KBROutperform Votes
562
66.90%
Underperform Votes
278
33.10%

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

In the previous week, KBR had 10 more articles in the media than MYR Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for KBR and 5 mentions for MYR Group. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat KBR's score of 1.00 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MYR Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
KBR
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

KBR beats MYR Group on 12 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$1.70B$2.92B$15.08B$7.12B
Dividend YieldN/A0.56%5.65%4.05%
P/E Ratio45.9832.5315.1817.49
Price / Sales0.510.8220.5385.14
Price / Cash14.1912.7018.4334.64
Price / Book2.702.691.893.79
Net Income$90.99M$89.89M$664.08M$247.10M
7 Day Performance-9.47%-8.52%-0.89%-7.28%
1 Month Performance-12.77%-9.11%1.79%-10.14%
1 Year Performance-39.25%-0.47%7.45%-7.35%

MYR Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MYRG
MYR Group
2.6815 of 5 stars
$105.29
-4.8%
$155.00
+47.2%
-36.8%$1.70B$3.36B45.988,500Positive News
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KBR
KBR
4.3869 of 5 stars
$51.36
+2.5%
$75.88
+47.7%
-19.5%$6.80B$7.74B21.5830,000News Coverage
Positive News
FLR
Fluor
4.7324 of 5 stars
$39.06
+3.7%
$54.71
+40.1%
-19.8%$6.56B$16.32B3.2030,187Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Gap Down
DY
Dycom Industries
4.565 of 5 stars
$161.77
+3.5%
$204.38
+26.3%
+4.7%$4.69B$4.70B21.2815,611Analyst Forecast
Positive News
Gap Down
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
3.1507 of 5 stars
$133.95
+5.8%
$185.00
+38.1%
+2.2%$4.10B$2.12B22.633,200Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
Gap Down
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.1392 of 5 stars
$65.63
+3.2%
$89.14
+35.8%
+21.5%$3.53B$6.37B21.7312,800News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
GVA
Granite Construction
0.7351 of 5 stars
$77.59
+1.8%
$70.00
-9.8%
+33.3%$3.37B$4.01B31.413,800Positive News
AGX
Argan
1.7642 of 5 stars
$129.26
+7.2%
$150.00
+16.0%
+156.9%$1.75B$806.26M27.041,360Gap Down
TPC
Tutor Perini
3.3654 of 5 stars
$25.38
+3.4%
$39.00
+53.7%
+36.3%$1.33B$122.34B-10.117,800Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Down
AMRC
Ameresco
4.8272 of 5 stars
$12.90
-3.8%
$27.63
+114.2%
-52.0%$677.52M$1.77B12.901,503Gap Down
GLDD
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
4.8595 of 5 stars
$9.22
+1.2%
$14.00
+51.8%
-0.6%$620.35M$762.69M10.98430Positive News
Gap Down
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This page (NASDAQ:MYRG) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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