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

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

Sterling Infrastructure vs.

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

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 8.77% compared to Comfort Systems USA's net margin of 7.43%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 35.28% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure8.77% 27.52% 9.76%
Comfort Systems USA 7.43%35.28%12.51%

80.9% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 1 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 16 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 0.98 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
Sterling Infrastructure
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Comfort Systems USA
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Sterling Infrastructure received 19 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.56% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote while only 56.44% of users gave Sterling Infrastructure an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Sterling InfrastructureOutperform Votes
276
56.44%
Underperform Votes
213
43.56%
Comfort Systems USAOutperform Votes
257
65.56%
Underperform Votes
135
34.44%

Sterling Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.34%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus target price of $530.75, suggesting a potential upside of 53.42%. Given Comfort Systems USA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sterling Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Comfort Systems USA
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Comfort Systems USA has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure 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
Sterling Infrastructure$2.12B1.82$138.65M$8.2815.16
Comfort Systems USA$7.03B1.75$323.40M$14.6123.68

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats Sterling Infrastructure on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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STRL vs. The Competition

MetricSterling InfrastructureHeavy construction, except building construction IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.84B$16.79B$8.23B$8.15B
Dividend YieldN/A1.52%2.05%4.02%
P/E Ratio21.2116.0216.1519.08
Price / Sales1.821.0768.3294.27
Price / Cash19.3513.3821.4034.64
Price / Book6.232.524.184.36
Net Income$138.65M$821.36M$535.55M$247.23M
7 Day Performance-0.89%-0.95%-1.05%-0.61%
1 Month Performance2.78%-2.26%-3.12%-5.12%
1 Year Performance11.30%-10.56%10.45%3.60%

Sterling Infrastructure Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
3.3673 of 5 stars
$125.56
-4.4%
$185.00
+47.3%
+11.3%$4.02B$2.12B21.213,200Analyst Downgrade
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.7963 of 5 stars
$380.25
+8.0%
$530.75
+39.6%
+8.7%$13.52B$7.03B26.0314,100Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
ACM
AECOM
4.4675 of 5 stars
$95.96
+2.0%
$120.38
+25.4%
-2.3%$12.73B$16.22B27.2650,000Positive News
MTZ
MasTec
4.3871 of 5 stars
$131.93
+6.4%
$160.07
+21.3%
+34.0%$10.46B$12.30B117.8034,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
KBR
KBR
4.5294 of 5 stars
$51.36
+2.5%
$75.88
+47.7%
-17.1%$6.80B$7.74B21.5830,000Short Interest ↑
FLR
Fluor
4.8902 of 5 stars
$39.06
+3.7%
$54.71
+40.1%
-8.0%$6.56B$16.32B3.2030,187Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
DY
Dycom Industries
4.6866 of 5 stars
$161.77
+3.5%
$204.38
+26.3%
+11.1%$4.69B$4.70B21.2815,611Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.186 of 5 stars
$65.63
+3.2%
$89.14
+35.8%
+47.8%$3.53B$6.37B21.7312,800Positive News
GVA
Granite Construction
0.8941 of 5 stars
$77.59
+1.8%
$70.00
-9.8%
+36.1%$3.37B$4.01B31.413,800Positive News
Gap Up
MYRG
MYR Group
2.8643 of 5 stars
$128.52
+1.2%
$155.00
+20.6%
-27.6%$2.07B$3.36B56.128,500Positive News
AGX
Argan
2.5598 of 5 stars
$129.26
+7.2%
$150.00
+16.0%
+139.8%$1.75B$806.26M27.041,360
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This page (NASDAQ:STRL) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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