Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Competitors

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX) and Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer NWPX or TPC?

In the previous week, Northwest Pipe had 3 more articles in the media than Tutor Perini. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Northwest Pipe and 2 mentions for Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Northwest Pipe's score of 0.44 indicating that Tutor Perini is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Pipe	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tutor Perini	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NWPX or TPC?

Northwest Pipe presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.58%. Tutor Perini has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.33%. Given Tutor Perini's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tutor Perini is more favorable than Northwest Pipe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Tutor Perini	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NWPX or TPC?

Northwest Pipe has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWPX or TPC?

80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Tutor Perini shares are held by company 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 MarketBeat Community believe in NWPX or TPC?

Tutor Perini received 82 more outperform votes than Northwest Pipe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.83% of users gave Tutor Perini an outperform vote while only 57.29% of users gave Northwest Pipe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Pipe	Outperform Votes 283 57.29%	Underperform Votes 211 42.71%
Tutor Perini	Outperform Votes 365 64.83%	Underperform Votes 198 35.17%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NWPX or TPC?

Northwest Pipe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Pipe, 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
Northwest Pipe	$444.36M	1.11	$21.07M	$2.94	16.93
Tutor Perini	$3.88B	0.34	-$171.15M	-$2.51	-10.13

Is NWPX or TPC more profitable?

Northwest Pipe has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Tutor Perini's net margin of -3.08%. Northwest Pipe's return on equity of 8.47% beat Tutor Perini's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Pipe	6.12%	8.47%	4.79%
Tutor Perini	-3.08%	-9.56%	-2.81%

Summary

Northwest Pipe and Tutor Perini tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.