Does the media favor J or CDNL?

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jacobs Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cardinal Infrastructure Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to BLD or CDNL?

In the previous week, TopBuild had 1 more articles in the media than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TopBuild and 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat TopBuild's score of 0.18 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 TopBuild 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cardinal Infrastructure Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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CDNL vs. IESC, J, BLD, ECG, and ROAD

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), Jacobs Solutions (J), TopBuild (BLD), Everus Construction Group (ECG), and Construction Partners (ROAD). 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

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

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	3.96	$303.06M	$18.75	35.78
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	7.53	$22.69M	$0.23	348.22

IES currently has a consensus price target of $458.00, indicating a potential downside of 31.72%. Cardinal Infrastructure Group has a consensus price target of $59.33, indicating a potential downside of 25.92%. Given Cardinal Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

In the previous week, Cardinal Infrastructure Group had 4 more articles in the media than IES. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for IES. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat IES's score of 0.00 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IES	Neutral
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	Positive

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

Summary

Cardinal Infrastructure Group beats IES on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Jacobs Solutions?

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

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jacobs Solutions	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Jacobs Solutions 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
Jacobs Solutions	$12.03B	1.27	$289.34M	$3.22	40.03
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	7.53	$22.69M	$0.23	348.22

Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 22.29% beat Cardinal Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jacobs Solutions	2.92%	22.29%	6.85%
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $153.10, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Cardinal Infrastructure Group has a consensus price target of $59.33, indicating a potential downside of 25.92%. Given Jacobs Solutions' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Cardinal Infrastructure Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Jacobs Solutions 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to TopBuild?

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

In the previous week, TopBuild had 1 more articles in the media than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TopBuild and 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat TopBuild's score of 0.18 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
TopBuild	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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
TopBuild	$5.62B	1.77	$521.73M	$17.80	19.92
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	7.53	$22.69M	$0.23	348.22

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
TopBuild	8.95%	23.53%	8.61%
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

TopBuild currently has a consensus target price of $460.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.75%. Cardinal Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 25.92%. Given TopBuild's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Cardinal Infrastructure Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TopBuild	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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

Summary

TopBuild beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Everus Construction Group?

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

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
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	$456.05M	7.53	$22.69M	$0.23	348.22
Everus Construction Group	$3.75B	1.96	$201.77M	$4.36	32.91

In the previous week, Cardinal Infrastructure Group had 3 more articles in the media than Everus Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group and 1 mentions for Everus Construction Group. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Everus Construction Group's score of 0.67 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Everus Construction Group	0 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 presently has a consensus target price of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 25.92%. Everus Construction Group has a consensus target price of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.47%. Given Everus Construction Group's higher probable upside, 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
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Everus Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

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
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Everus Construction Group	5.65%	37.17%	13.38%

Summary

Everus Construction Group beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Construction Partners?

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

Cardinal Infrastructure Group presently has a consensus target price of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 25.92%. Construction Partners has a consensus target price of $132.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.58%. Given Construction Partners' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Construction Partners 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Construction Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

In the previous week, Cardinal Infrastructure Group had 3 more articles in the media than Construction Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cardinal Infrastructure Group and 1 mentions for Construction Partners. Cardinal Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Construction Partners' score of -1.00 indicating that Cardinal Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cardinal Infrastructure Group	Positive
Construction Partners	Negative

Construction Partners has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Cardinal Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Construction Partners' return on equity of 15.22% 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
Construction Partners	3.90%	15.22%	4.36%

94.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.7% of Cardinal Infrastructure Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Construction Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Construction Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Infrastructure Group. Construction Partners 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	7.53	$22.69M	$0.23	348.22
Construction Partners	$2.81B	2.17	$101.78M	$2.28	47.41

Summary

Construction Partners beats Cardinal Infrastructure Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.

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Metric	Cardinal Infrastructure Group	Heavy Construction – Not Building Contractors Industry	Construction Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$3.18B	$2.56B	$9.84B	$12.59B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.64%	1.94%	6.52%
P/E Ratio	N/A	122.69	20.34	24.81
Price / Sales	7.53	756.60	27.36	89.92
Price / Cash	44.78	28.58	17.61	49.23
Price / Book	22.00	9.13	5.53	6.50
Net Income	$22.69M	$113.16M	$560.79M	$336.03M
7 Day Performance	-15.08%	-9.16%	-1.73%	2.68%
1 Month Performance	32.47%	-0.35%	22.76%	5.50%
1 Year Performance	N/A	11.71%	9.04%	25.01%

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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	3.3278 of 5 stars	$80.09 +7.9%	$59.33 -25.9%	N/A	$3.18B	$456.05M	N/A	1,480
IESC IES	1.6957 of 5 stars	$748.57 -2.3%	$458.00 -38.8%	+113.6%	$14.95B	$3.63B	40.01	10,283	Gap Up
J Jacobs Solutions	4.866 of 5 stars	$124.79 +0.3%	$153.40 +22.9%	-3.6%	$14.74B	$13.17B	38.75	43,000	Positive News
BLD TopBuild	4.0605 of 5 stars	$428.43 +0.3%	$466.77 +8.9%	N/A	$12.00B	$5.62B	24.06	14,707	Gap Down
ECG Everus Construction Group	2.7739 of 5 stars	$157.44 -3.7%	$155.67 -1.1%	+113.0%	$8.04B	$3.75B	36.11	10,000

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CDNL vs. IESC, J, BLD, ECG, and ROAD

How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to IES?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IESC or CDNL?

Which has better earnings and valuation, IESC or CDNL?

Do analysts rate IESC or CDNL?

Does the media refer more to IESC or CDNL?

Is IESC or CDNL more profitable?

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How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Jacobs Solutions?

Does the media favor J or CDNL?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, J or CDNL?

Is J or CDNL more profitable?

Do analysts prefer J or CDNL?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in J or CDNL?

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How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to TopBuild?

Does the media refer more to BLD or CDNL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLD or CDNL?

Is BLD or CDNL more profitable?

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

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How does Cardinal Infrastructure Group compare to Everus Construction Group?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CDNL or ECG?

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Is CDNL or ECG more profitable?

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Is CDNL or ROAD more profitable?

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