AECOM (ACM) Competitors

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

Does the media favor STRL or ACM?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 5 more articles in the media than AECOM. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 9 mentions for AECOM. AECOM's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.06 indicating that AECOM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AECOM	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STRL or ACM?

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, STRL or ACM?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend STRL or ACM?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.83%. AECOM has a consensus price target of $120.86, suggesting a potential upside of 4.38%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than AECOM.

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
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STRL or ACM?

AECOM has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. AECOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, 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
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	3.41	$257.46M	$8.56	27.68
AECOM	$16.11B	0.95	$402.27M	$4.59	25.23

Is STRL or ACM more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.62% compared to AECOM's net margin of 3.85%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.67% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure	12.62%	26.58%	10.13%
AECOM	3.85%	27.67%	5.65%

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats AECOM on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.