Fluor (FLR) Competitors

Fluor (NYSE:FLR) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is FLR or STRL more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.62% compared to Fluor's net margin of 11.13%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 26.58% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluor	11.13%	14.59%	5.67%
Sterling Infrastructure	12.62%	26.58%	10.13%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FLR or STRL?

Fluor has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. Fluor 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
Fluor	$16.32B	0.53	$2.15B	$10.43	5.07
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	3.49	$257.46M	$8.56	28.39

Which has more risk and volatility, FLR or STRL?

Fluor has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FLR or STRL?

88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FLR or STRL?

Fluor presently has a consensus target price of $50.86, suggesting a potential downside of 3.86%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.05%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Fluor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor FLR or STRL?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Fluor. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 11 mentions for Fluor. Fluor's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 0.85 indicating that Fluor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fluor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Fluor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.