Granite Construction (GVA) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GVA or ACM?

AECOM has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Construction. AECOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Construction, 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
Granite Construction	$4.03B	1.02	$126.35M	$2.40	39.04
AECOM	$16.05B	0.95	$402.27M	$4.59	25.14

Is GVA or ACM more profitable?

AECOM has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Granite Construction's net margin of 3.07%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.67% beat Granite Construction's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Construction	3.07%	21.40%	7.48%
AECOM	3.85%	27.67%	5.65%

Does the media prefer GVA or ACM?

In the previous week, AECOM had 7 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AECOM and 3 mentions for Granite Construction. Granite Construction's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat AECOM's score of 1.65 indicating that Granite Construction is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Granite Construction	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AECOM	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GVA or ACM?

85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Granite Construction shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, GVA or ACM?

Granite Construction has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GVA or ACM?

Granite Construction presently has a consensus target price of $76.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.88%. AECOM has a consensus target price of $120.86, suggesting a potential upside of 4.76%. Given AECOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AECOM is more favorable than Granite Construction.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Construction	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GVA or ACM a better dividend stock?

Granite Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Granite Construction pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AECOM pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. AECOM has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. AECOM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

AECOM beats Granite Construction on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.