GLDD vs. AGX, MYRG, TPC, AMRC, NWPX, MTRX, ORN, PWR, EME, and FIX
Should you be buying Great Lakes Dredge & Dock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock include Argan (AGX), MYR Group (MYRG), Tutor Perini (TPC), Ameresco (AMRC), Northwest Pipe (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Orion Group (ORN), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), and Comfort Systems USA (FIX). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock vs. Its Competitors
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Argan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Argan had 3 more articles in the media than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Argan and 2 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Argan's score of 0.77 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Argan has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's net margin of 8.63%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity.
Argan has higher revenue and earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. Argan has a consensus target price of $193.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.03%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Argan.
Summary
Argan beats Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:GLDD) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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