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STRL vs. PRIM, EME, ETN, FIX, GTES, HWM, NVT, SKY, ACM, and MTZ

Should you be buying Sterling Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sterling Infrastructure include Primoris Services (PRIM), EMCOR Group (EME), Eaton (ETN), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Gates Industrial (GTES), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), nVent Electric (NVT), Champion Homes (SKY), AECOM (ACM), and MasTec (MTZ).

Sterling Infrastructure vs. Its Competitors

Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Primoris Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Primoris Services. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 18 mentions for Primoris Services. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Primoris Services' score of 1.02 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Primoris Services
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sterling Infrastructure
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Primoris Services currently has a consensus target price of $103.70, suggesting a potential downside of 16.52%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.36%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Primoris Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Primoris Services
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Sterling Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Primoris Services$6.93B0.97$126.14M$4.4128.17
Sterling Infrastructure$2.12B4.63$257.46M$9.2034.97

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.68%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Primoris Services2.68% 15.23% 4.88%
Sterling Infrastructure 13.33%27.93%11.18%

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Primoris Services on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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STRL vs. The Competition

MetricSterling InfrastructureENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.80B$7.00B$9.42B$10.27B
Dividend YieldN/A1.12%1.85%4.60%
P/E Ratio35.0122.2217.1526.37
Price / Sales4.6315.2197.5688.69
Price / Cash37.1217.6215.3729.91
Price / Book11.956.614.726.28
Net Income$257.46M$341.50M$618.77M$270.67M
7 Day Performance12.20%3.90%-0.01%2.79%
1 Month Performance16.83%19.87%8.09%6.01%
1 Year Performance153.10%42.08%106.19%26.05%

Sterling Infrastructure Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
2.7506 of 5 stars
$322.50
+2.9%
$355.00
+10.1%
+146.7%$9.80B$2.12B35.023,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.5249 of 5 stars
$115.85
-1.0%
$103.70
-10.5%
+123.4%$6.26B$6.93B38.3612,800Positive News
EME
EMCOR Group
3.5634 of 5 stars
$622.36
-0.5%
$594.50
-4.5%
+58.9%$27.86B$14.57B25.8240,400Positive News
Analyst Revision
ETN
Eaton
4.5036 of 5 stars
$349.31
+0.1%
$379.10
+8.5%
+19.8%$135.98B$24.88B35.1494,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.6814 of 5 stars
$713.85
+1.1%
$635.60
-11.0%
+116.9%$25.18B$7.03B36.6818,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
GTES
Gates Industrial
4.3667 of 5 stars
$25.58
-1.4%
$28.18
+10.2%
+50.4%$6.59B$3.41B32.7914,100Positive News
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
3.9662 of 5 stars
$179.32
+0.6%
$172.13
-4.0%
+95.2%$72.29B$7.43B52.4323,930Positive News
NVT
nVent Electric
4.0139 of 5 stars
$92.47
-0.4%
$87.00
-5.9%
+44.1%$14.88B$3.01B26.3512,100Positive News
SKY
Champion Homes
1.8588 of 5 stars
$76.98
-1.8%
$86.00
+11.7%
-21.9%$4.35B$2.48B20.479,000Positive News
ACM
AECOM
4.0063 of 5 stars
$126.94
+0.3%
$128.44
+1.2%
+29.4%$16.81B$16.07B27.6651,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
MTZ
MasTec
3.5856 of 5 stars
$176.53
-0.8%
$196.22
+11.2%
+69.0%$13.93B$12.30B52.2333,000Positive News
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