Does the media refer more to IESC or CDNL?

In the previous week, IES and IES both had 6 articles in the media. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat IES's score of 1.08 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IES 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cardinal Infrastructure Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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CDNL vs. IESC, BLD, ECG, TMHC, and BBUC

Should you buy Cardinal Infrastructure Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cardinal Infrastructure Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Cardinal Infrastructure Group include IES (IESC), TopBuild (BLD), Everus Construction Group (ECG), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Brookfield Business (BBUC). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to IES?

IES (NASDAQ:IESC) and Cardinal Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:CDNL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

86.6% of IES shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.4% of IES shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.7% of Cardinal Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

IES has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. IES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Infrastructure Group, 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
IES	$3.37B	3.70	$303.06M	$18.75	33.39
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	5.95	$22.69M	$0.23	275.22

IES has a net margin of 10.40% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. IES's return on equity of 33.97% beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IES	10.40%	33.97%	18.70%
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, IES and IES both had 6 articles in the media. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat IES's score of 1.08 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IES	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

IES currently has a consensus target price of $458.00, suggesting a potential downside of 26.85%. Cardinal Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.27%. Given Cardinal Infrastructure Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cardinal Infrastructure Group is more favorable than IES.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IES	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

IES beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to TopBuild?

Cardinal Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:CDNL) and TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

TopBuild has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. TopBuild is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Infrastructure Group, 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
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	5.95	$22.69M	$0.23	275.22
TopBuild	$5.62B	1.77	$521.73M	$17.80	19.92

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.7% of Cardinal Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of TopBuild shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cardinal Infrastructure Group had 6 more articles in the media than TopBuild. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for TopBuild. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat TopBuild's score of 0.00 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	Positive
TopBuild	Neutral

TopBuild has a net margin of 8.95% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. TopBuild's return on equity of 23.53% beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
TopBuild	8.95%	23.53%	8.61%

Cardinal Infrastructure Group currently has a consensus price target of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.27%. TopBuild has a consensus price target of $465.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.16%. Given TopBuild's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Cardinal Infrastructure Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
TopBuild	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

TopBuild beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Everus Construction Group?

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) and Cardinal Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:CDNL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Everus Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Everus Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Infrastructure Group, 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
Everus Construction Group	$3.75B	1.77	$201.77M	$4.36	29.84
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	5.95	$22.69M	$0.23	275.22

In the previous week, Cardinal Infrastructure Group had 3 more articles in the media than Everus Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group and 3 mentions for Everus Construction Group. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Everus Construction Group's score of 1.33 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Everus Construction Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Everus Construction Group has a net margin of 5.65% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Everus Construction Group's return on equity of 37.17% beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus Construction Group	5.65%	37.17%	13.38%
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Everus Construction Group currently has a consensus target price of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.66%. Cardinal Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.27%. Given Everus Construction Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Everus Construction Group is more favorable than Cardinal Infrastructure Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Everus Construction Group beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Taylor Morrison Home?

Cardinal Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:CDNL) and Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE:TMHC) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Taylor Morrison Home has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Taylor Morrison Home is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Infrastructure Group, 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
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	5.95	$22.69M	$0.23	275.22
Taylor Morrison Home	$8.12B	0.83	$782.50M	$6.70	10.81

95.2% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.7% of Cardinal Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cardinal Infrastructure Group currently has a consensus price target of $59.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.27%. Taylor Morrison Home has a consensus price target of $77.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.87%. Given Taylor Morrison Home's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taylor Morrison Home is more favorable than Cardinal Infrastructure Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Taylor Morrison Home	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

In the previous week, Taylor Morrison Home had 4 more articles in the media than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Taylor Morrison Home and 6 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Taylor Morrison Home's score of 1.13 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taylor Morrison Home	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Taylor Morrison Home has a net margin of 8.77% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Taylor Morrison Home's return on equity of 11.48% beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taylor Morrison Home	8.77%	11.48%	7.36%

Summary

Taylor Morrison Home beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Brookfield Business?

Brookfield Business (NYSE:BBUC) and Cardinal Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:CDNL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Cardinal Infrastructure Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Business. Brookfield Business is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Infrastructure Group, 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
Brookfield Business	$27.46B	0.23	-$26M	-$0.45	N/A
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	5.95	$22.69M	$0.23	275.22

In the previous week, Cardinal Infrastructure Group had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Business. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group and 3 mentions for Brookfield Business. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Brookfield Business' score of 0.45 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Business	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

85.0% of Brookfield Business shares are held by institutional investors. 61.7% of Cardinal Infrastructure Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Brookfield Business has a net margin of 1.28% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Brookfield Business' return on equity of 2.33% beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Business	1.28%	2.33%	0.46%
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brookfield Business currently has a consensus target price of $39.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.34%. Cardinal Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of $59.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.27%. Given Brookfield Business' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business is more favorable than Cardinal Infrastructure Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Business	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Cardinal Infrastructure Group beats Brookfield Business on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CDNL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Cardinal Infrastructure Group	Heavy Construction – Not Building Contractors Industry	Construction Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.71B	$2.51B	$9.42B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.37%	1.98%	9.80%
P/E Ratio	275.22	98.10	18.73	23.63
Price / Sales	5.95	746.77	26.82	90.26
Price / Cash	38.17	25.15	16.45	46.67
Price / Book	17.39	7.55	5.77	6.08
Net Income	$22.69M	$113.16M	$557.27M	$331.70M
7 Day Performance	-8.59%	1.23%	-0.10%	-0.02%
1 Month Performance	-31.20%	-16.67%	-6.81%	-2.60%
1 Year Performance	N/A	18.95%	2.84%	13.91%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CDNL Cardinal Infrastructure Group	3.4288 of 5 stars	$63.30 flat	$59.33 -6.3%	N/A	$2.71B	$456.05M	275.22	1,480	Positive News Gap Up
IESC IES	1.8227 of 5 stars	$617.30 +1.3%	$458.00 -25.8%	+75.0%	$12.28B	$3.37B	32.89	10,283	Positive News Upcoming Earnings Gap Up
BLD TopBuild	3.3703 of 5 stars	$354.53 flat	$465.00 +31.2%	N/A	$9.94B	$5.62B	19.92	14,707
ECG Everus Construction Group	4.3975 of 5 stars	$134.72 +0.2%	$155.67 +15.5%	+77.2%	$6.88B	$3.75B	30.91	10,000	Positive News Gap Up
TMHC Taylor Morrison Home	3.5506 of 5 stars	$72.14 -0.1%	$77.43 +7.3%	N/A	$6.74B	$8.12B	10.77	3,000	Positive News Upcoming Earnings

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CDNL vs. IESC, BLD, ECG, TMHC, and BBUC

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CDNL vs. IESC, BLD, ECG, TMHC, and BBUC

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to IES?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IESC or CDNL?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IESC or CDNL?

Is IESC or CDNL more profitable?

Does the media refer more to IESC or CDNL?

Do analysts prefer IESC or CDNL?

Summary

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to TopBuild?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CDNL or BLD?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CDNL or BLD?

Does the media favor CDNL or BLD?

Is CDNL or BLD more profitable?

Do analysts recommend CDNL or BLD?

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How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Everus Construction Group?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ECG or CDNL?

Does the media refer more to ECG or CDNL?

Is ECG or CDNL more profitable?

Do analysts prefer ECG or CDNL?

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How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Taylor Morrison Home?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CDNL or TMHC?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CDNL or TMHC?

Do analysts prefer CDNL or TMHC?

Does the media refer more to CDNL or TMHC?

Is CDNL or TMHC more profitable?

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How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Brookfield Business?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BBUC or CDNL?

Does the media refer more to BBUC or CDNL?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BBUC or CDNL?

Is BBUC or CDNL more profitable?

Do analysts recommend BBUC or CDNL?

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