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Primoris Services (PRIM) Competitors

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$80.65 +0.61 (+0.76%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

PRIM vs. FIX, ACM, MTZ, FLR, KBR, STRL, DY, GVA, MYRG, and AGX

Should you be buying Primoris Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primoris Services include Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Dycom Industries (DY), Granite Construction (GVA), MYR Group (MYRG), and Argan (AGX). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

Primoris Services vs.

Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) and Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Primoris Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Primoris Services pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comfort Systems USA pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Comfort Systems USA has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Primoris Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Comfort Systems USA has higher revenue and earnings than Primoris Services. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comfort Systems USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Primoris Services$6.14B0.71$126.14M$3.0226.71
Comfort Systems USA$6.52B2.39$323.40M$13.0733.55

Primoris Services presently has a consensus price target of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus price target of $493.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.56%. Given Comfort Systems USA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than Primoris Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Primoris Services
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Comfort Systems USA
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, Primoris Services and Primoris Services both had 10 articles in the media. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Primoris Services' score of 1.04 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Primoris Services
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Comfort Systems USA
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Primoris Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Primoris Services received 84 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.45% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote while only 58.13% of users gave Primoris Services an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Primoris ServicesOutperform Votes
336
58.13%
Underperform Votes
242
41.87%
Comfort Systems USAOutperform Votes
252
65.45%
Underperform Votes
133
34.55%

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.68%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 32.74% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Primoris Services2.68% 15.23% 4.88%
Comfort Systems USA 7.18%32.74%11.82%

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats Primoris Services on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PRIM vs. The Competition

MetricPrimoris ServicesWater, sewer, & utility lines IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.33B$4.66B$8.74B$9.07B
Dividend Yield0.30%0.46%1.88%4.22%
P/E Ratio26.7142.8527.6617.19
Price / Sales0.710.892.27116.80
Price / Cash16.1914.1722.2237.86
Price / Book3.483.396.184.78
Net Income$126.14M$89.89M$516.58M$225.60M
7 Day Performance1.57%-7.28%-4.51%-1.24%
1 Month Performance-3.36%-8.65%-4.97%3.36%
1 Year Performance146.71%57.11%36.20%16.58%

Primoris Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.0891 of 5 stars
$80.65
+0.8%
$86.00
+6.6%
+146.7%$4.33B$6.14B26.7114,058Positive News
Gap Down
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.7924 of 5 stars
$464.59
+0.5%
$493.50
+6.2%
+111.7%$16.54B$6.52B35.3715,800Positive News
ACM
AECOM
4.4818 of 5 stars
$111.35
-0.1%
$119.38
+7.2%
+18.2%$14.75B$16.11B37.6751,000News Coverage
MTZ
MasTec
4.0676 of 5 stars
$140.50
+2.0%
$149.00
+6.0%
+93.6%$11.13B$12.18B125.7934,000Analyst Forecast
FLR
Fluor
4.3327 of 5 stars
$54.77
+0.2%
$60.29
+10.1%
+29.0%$9.39B$15.88B36.4330,187Analyst Downgrade
KBR
KBR
4.191 of 5 stars
$58.63
+0.3%
$81.14
+38.4%
+6.4%$7.81B$7.35B24.5734,000News Coverage
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.4474 of 5 stars
$180.62
+0.2%
$115.00
-36.3%
+115.5%$5.55B$2.10B30.453,000Insider Trade
DY
Dycom Industries
4.2685 of 5 stars
$183.51
+2.2%
$206.13
+12.3%
+57.4%$5.35B$4.57B23.6215,611Positive News
GVA
Granite Construction
0.9632 of 5 stars
$94.22
+0.8%
$67.00
-28.9%
+80.8%$4.12B$3.96B42.862,100
MYRG
MYR Group
2.2661 of 5 stars
$167.49
+1.1%
$157.00
-6.3%
+4.8%$2.70B$3.54B72.319,000Positive News
AGX
Argan
1.6216 of 5 stars
$146.20
+2.3%
$150.00
+2.6%
+199.6%$1.98B$806.26M30.601,214Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
Positive News
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:PRIM) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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