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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

Argan (NYSE:AGX) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Argan11.00% 29.61% 12.82%
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 8.63%15.72%5.85%

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. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's score of 0.91 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Argan
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Argan currently has a consensus target price of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.67%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.79%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Argan.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Argan
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Argan has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Argan$874.18M3.23$85.46M$7.1329.00
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock$762.69M0.99$57.26M$1.0210.91

79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Argan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Argan beats Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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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GLDD vs. The Competition

MetricGreat Lakes Dredge & DockBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$765.53M$15.31B$9.31B$8.96B
Dividend YieldN/A2.20%2.03%4.02%
P/E Ratio10.9128.7116.6320.15
Price / Sales0.991.06117.60127.85
Price / Cash6.0912.8814.8157.97
Price / Book1.673.904.595.62
Net Income$57.26M$1.37B$620.21M$248.50M
7 Day Performance-6.94%-0.44%1.86%5.54%
1 Month Performance-3.05%5.33%5.08%7.52%
1 Year Performance35.07%38.47%107.27%22.06%

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GLDD
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
4.8395 of 5 stars
$11.13
-1.2%
$14.00
+25.8%
+36.6%$765.53M$762.69M10.91430
AGX
Argan
0.9885 of 5 stars
$221.09
+0.6%
$193.00
-12.7%
+180.1%$3.00B$874.18M31.011,595
MYRG
MYR Group
1.9834 of 5 stars
$181.45
-0.6%
$157.00
-13.5%
+36.3%$2.83B$3.36B83.238,500Positive News
TPC
Tutor Perini
1.1027 of 5 stars
$46.79
-0.1%
$43.00
-8.1%
+118.8%$2.47B$4.33B-16.257,500
AMRC
Ameresco
4.99 of 5 stars
$15.21
+0.3%
$20.67
+35.9%
-37.4%$796.53M$1.77B14.911,509News Coverage
NWPX
Northwest Pipe
2.9328 of 5 stars
$41.01
-1.8%
$55.00
+34.1%
+27.5%$412.41M$492.55M12.541,358High Trading Volume
MTRX
Matrix Service
3.9829 of 5 stars
$13.51
-2.8%
$20.00
+48.0%
+53.4%$383.79M$728.21M-16.682,064
ORN
Orion Group
3.6824 of 5 stars
$9.08
-0.2%
$11.25
+23.9%
+6.1%$359.94M$796.39M181.642,450
PWR
Quanta Services
4.2669 of 5 stars
$378.40
-0.8%
$349.65
-7.6%
+48.4%$56.53B$23.67B61.0358,400
EME
EMCOR Group
3.7723 of 5 stars
$535.42
+0.9%
$518.00
-3.3%
+49.0%$23.75B$14.57B23.6640,400Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.0002 of 5 stars
$536.12
+0.2%
$558.80
+4.2%
+75.1%$18.87B$7.03B32.1618,300Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:GLDD) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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