Granite Construction (GVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Granite Construction Incorporated is a civil infrastructure contractor headquartered in Watsonville, California. Founded in 1922, the company provides construction and infrastructure services to public agencies and private-sector customers across the United States.

Granite’s primary activities include the construction and rehabilitation of highways, roads, bridges, airports, rail systems, and other transportation infrastructure. The company also works on water and wastewater facilities, dams, utility systems, and related heavy-civil projects. Its services include construction management, design-build, general contracting, and other project-delivery methods.

In addition to construction services, Granite produces and supplies certain construction materials, including aggregates and asphalt products, for use in infrastructure projects. Its operations have historically been concentrated in Western and Southwestern states, including California, Arizona, Nevada, and Washington, while the company also pursues projects in other regions of the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.15 to $120.22
• 50-Day Range: $110.99 to $127.99
• 52-Week Range: $97.26 to $162.08
• Volume: 648,735 shs
• Average Volume: 575,031 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.43%
• Price Target: $158.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Granite Construction Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Granite Construction scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 332nd out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Granite Construction has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Granite Construction has a consensus price target of $158.50, representing about 32.3% upside from its current price of $119.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Granite Construction has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 29.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Granite Construction are expected to grow by 29.56% in the coming year, from $6.36 to $8.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Granite Construction is -27.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Granite Construction is -27.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Granite Construction has a P/B Ratio of 4.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.88% of the float of Granite Construction has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Granite Construction has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Granite Construction has recently increased by 10.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Granite Construction has a dividend yield of 0.45%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Granite Construction does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Granite Construction will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.31% next year. This indicates that Granite Construction will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Granite Construction has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Granite Construction this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for GVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Granite Construction to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Granite Construction insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $49,596.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.88% of the stock of Granite Construction is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Granite Construction has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GVA
• CIK: 861459
• Web: www.graniteconstruction.com
• Phone: (831) 724-1011
• Fax: 831-761-7871
• Employees: 2,500
• Year Founded: 1922

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Granite Construction: $158.50
• High Price Target: $180.00
• Low Price Target: $119.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.84
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $193 million
• Net Margins: -3.32%
• Pretax Margin: -1.34%
• Return on Equity: 27.83%
• Return on Assets: 7.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.46
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.19
• Cash Flow: $10.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.82
• Book Value: $27.99 per share
• Price / Book: 4.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,760,000
• Free Float: 43,380,000
• Market Cap: $5.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34