Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Competitors $151.54 -2.12 (-1.38%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends STRL vs. ROAD, GLDD, ACM, FIX, MTZ, KBR, FLR, DY, GVA, and PRIMShould you be buying Sterling Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sterling Infrastructure include Construction Partners (ROAD), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), AECOM (ACM), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), MasTec (MTZ), KBR (KBR), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Granite Construction (GVA), and Primoris Services (PRIM). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector. Sterling Infrastructure vs. Construction Partners Great Lakes Dredge & Dock AECOM Comfort Systems USA MasTec KBR Fluor Dycom Industries Granite Construction Primoris Services Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in STRL or ROAD? 80.9% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, STRL or ROAD? Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, STRL or ROAD? Sterling Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Construction Partners. Sterling Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Construction Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSterling Infrastructure$2.07B2.25$138.65M$5.2129.09Construction Partners$1.76B2.34$49M$1.3557.82 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STRL or ROAD? Sterling Infrastructure received 100 more outperform votes than Construction Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.97% of users gave Construction Partners an outperform vote while only 56.22% of users gave Sterling Infrastructure an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSterling InfrastructureOutperform Votes27156.22% Underperform Votes21143.78% Construction PartnersOutperform Votes17158.97% Underperform Votes11941.03% Do analysts prefer STRL or ROAD? Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $115.00, suggesting a potential downside of 24.10%. Construction Partners has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.61%. Given Construction Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Construction Partners is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sterling Infrastructure 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Construction Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is STRL or ROAD more profitable? Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 7.85% compared to Construction Partners' net margin of 4.01%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 25.64% beat Construction Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sterling Infrastructure7.85% 25.64% 8.95% Construction Partners 4.01%13.34%5.38% Does the media refer more to STRL or ROAD? In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Construction Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 3 mentions for Construction Partners. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Construction Partners' score of 0.34 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sterling Infrastructure 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Construction Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummarySterling Infrastructure beats Construction Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyUrgent: This election is riggedIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Sterling Infrastructure News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STRL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STRL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSterling InfrastructureHeavy construction, except building construction IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.66B$15.93B$9.11B$8.40BDividend YieldN/A1.30%1.81%4.16%P/E Ratio29.0919.4726.7716.67Price / Sales2.251.073.1576.46Price / Cash24.0415.1020.3133.53Price / Book7.512.925.205.18Net Income$138.65M$743.29M$505.27M$223.67M7 Day Performance-0.68%1.20%5.34%2.59%1 Month Performance2.36%-1.11%5.90%8.66%1 Year Performance99.50%41.23%54.80%28.23% Sterling Infrastructure Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRLSterling Infrastructure1.5046 of 5 stars$151.54-1.4%$115.00-24.1%+102.3%$4.66B$2.07B29.093,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsROADConstruction Partners3.0886 of 5 stars$79.94-0.2%$69.00-13.7%+98.1%$4.22B$1.76B59.224,014GLDDGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock4.8002 of 5 stars$11.47-1.5%$14.00+22.1%+54.8%$768.59M$667.66M17.65367Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageACMAECOM4.3493 of 5 stars$107.33-1.0%$112.29+4.6%+37.2%$14.61B$15.84B57.7052,000Upcoming EarningsFIXComfort Systems USA4.4949 of 5 stars$390.04-1.5%$302.00-22.6%+108.9%$13.93B$6.52B32.7515,800Positive NewsMTZMasTec4.0583 of 5 stars$120.00-1.7%$134.00+11.7%+152.0%$9.53B$12.19B1,333.3334,000Analyst ForecastKBRKBR4.1259 of 5 stars$68.28+1.5%$78.88+15.5%+32.6%$9.17B$7.35B46.4534,000FLRFluor4.5085 of 5 stars$53.08-0.2%$58.29+9.8%+44.3%$9.09B$15.74B22.6830,187Upcoming EarningsDYDycom Industries4.3778 of 5 stars$172.85-3.6%$203.43+17.7%+107.6%$5.03B$4.43B21.4715,611Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGVAGranite Construction1.0609 of 5 stars$82.01-0.6%$67.00-18.3%+88.3%$3.62B$3.81B47.132,100Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionPRIMPrimoris Services3.1968 of 5 stars$63.75+0.7%$61.00-4.3%+107.4%$3.42B$5.72B22.4514,058News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Construction Partners Competitors Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Competitors AECOM Competitors Comfort Systems USA Competitors MasTec Competitors KBR Competitors Fluor Competitors Dycom Industries Competitors Granite Construction Competitors Primoris Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STRL) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners2 sentences that change everything you THOUGHT you knew about tradingIf you're like most people, on Friday morning you'll probably follow your set routine: Wake up... eat breakfas...Investing Daily | SponsoredBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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