Orion Group (ORN) Competitors $6.56 -0.07 (-0.98%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.58 +0.03 (+0.38%) As of 05:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ORN vs. GLDD, NWPX, MTRX, PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, STRL, and DYShould you be buying Orion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Orion Group include Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), and Dycom Industries (DY). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. Orion Group vs. Its Competitors Great Lakes Dredge & Dock NWPX Infrastructure Matrix Service Quanta Services EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA AECOM MasTec Sterling Infrastructure Dycom Industries Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ORN or GLDD? 70.3% of Orion Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Orion Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held 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. Do analysts prefer ORN or GLDD? Orion Group presently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 71.62%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.85%. Given Orion Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Orion Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Which has better earnings & valuation, ORN or GLDD? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Group. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOrion Group$837.49M0.31-$1.64M$0.2724.28Great Lakes Dredge & Dock$762.69M1.02$57.26M$1.0510.94 Is ORN or GLDD more profitable? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 8.63% compared to Orion Group's net margin of 1.25%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 15.61% beat Orion Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Orion Group1.25% 9.23% 3.25% Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 8.63%15.61%5.88% Which has more volatility and risk, ORN or GLDD? Orion Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ORN or GLDD? In the previous week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had 13 more articles in the media than Orion Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 3 mentions for Orion Group. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Orion Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Orion Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Orion Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Orion Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ORN 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 ORN 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 NYSE 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 ORN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOrion GroupBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$260.46M$16.05B$9.30B$20.87BDividend YieldN/A2.36%1.86%3.60%P/E Ratio24.2815.0815.8828.31Price / Sales0.311.10121.3352.52Price / Cash6.4013.5915.1823.77Price / Book1.704.004.695.19Net Income-$1.64M$1.37B$618.69M$992.10M7 Day Performance-2.74%-0.65%-1.76%-0.30%1 Month Performance-21.96%1.81%4.04%1.20%1 Year Performance-8.70%37.23%98.63%10.50% Orion Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ORNOrion Group3.6267 of 5 stars$6.56-1.0%$11.25+71.6%-9.5%$260.46M$837.49M24.282,450GLDDGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock4.9246 of 5 stars$11.58+2.0%$14.00+20.9%+30.4%$771.75M$762.69M11.03430Positive NewsNWPXNWPX Infrastructure2.6928 of 5 stars$51.17-0.7%$57.50+12.4%+17.9%$497.56M$492.55M15.411,358MTRXMatrix Service4.1356 of 5 stars$14.82+1.2%$20.00+35.0%+53.4%$404.22M$728.21M-18.302,064Positive NewsPWRQuanta Services4.3022 of 5 stars$383.43+0.7%$392.45+2.4%+40.7%$56.74B$23.67B59.3558,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↓EMEEMCOR Group4.0046 of 5 stars$612.73+1.2%$594.50-3.0%+64.8%$27.11B$14.57B25.4240,400Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA4.6819 of 5 stars$694.34+2.0%$635.60-8.5%+105.8%$24.02B$7.03B35.6818,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeACMAECOM4.1857 of 5 stars$120.25+0.6%$128.44+6.8%+24.6%$15.84B$16.11B26.2051,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↑MTZMasTec4.2204 of 5 stars$178.41+0.3%$195.12+9.4%+54.2%$14.03B$13.05B52.7833,000Positive NewsSTRLSterling Infrastructure3.5365 of 5 stars$283.20+2.9%$355.00+25.4%+147.0%$8.38B$2.12B30.783,000Positive NewsDYDycom Industries4.1119 of 5 stars$273.11+1.4%$264.63-3.1%+32.7%$7.79B$4.70B34.6115,623Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GLDD Alternatives NWPX Alternatives MTRX Alternatives PWR Alternatives EME Alternatives FIX Alternatives ACM Alternatives MTZ Alternatives STRL Alternatives DY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ORN) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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