William Blair Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for STRL

Key Points

• William Blair analysts have increased their earnings estimates for Sterling Infrastructure, now projecting Q3 2025 earnings per share at $2.62, slightly up from the previous estimate of $2.59.
• DA Davidson raised its price target for Sterling Infrastructure from $265.00 to $355.00 and maintained a "buy" rating for the stock.
• Institutional investors hold 80.95% of Sterling Infrastructure's stock, highlighting significant interest from large investors in the company.

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sterling Infrastructure in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 2nd. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.59. The consensus estimate for Sterling Infrastructure's current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sterling Infrastructure's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $9.04 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on STRL. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Sterling Infrastructure from $265.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sterling Infrastructure from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $355.00.

Sterling Infrastructure Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:STRL opened at $273.82 on Thursday. Sterling Infrastructure has a 12-month low of $96.34 and a 12-month high of $321.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $263.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $192.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Mark D. Wolf sold 3,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.87, for a total transaction of $790,545.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 29,315 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,621,379.05. This trade represents a 10.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Dana C. O'brien sold 10,154 shares of Sterling Infrastructure stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.58, for a total value of $2,097,613.32. Following the sale, the director owned 16,498 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,408,156.84. This represents a 38.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sterling Infrastructure

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Sterling Infrastructure by 689.7% during the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 229 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Sterling Infrastructure during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Sterling Infrastructure by 355.8% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 237 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Sterling Infrastructure during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Sterling Infrastructure during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company's stock.

Sterling Infrastructure Company Profile

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc engages in the provision of e-infrastructure, transportation, and building solutions primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: E-Infrastructure Solutions, Transportation Solutions, and Building Solutions. The E-Infrastructure Solutions segment provides site development services for the blue-chip end users in the e-commerce distribution center, data center, manufacturing, warehousing, and power generation sectors.

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