MTRX vs. GLDD, AMRC, NWPX, ORN, PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, and FLR
Should you be buying Matrix Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matrix Service include Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), Ameresco (AMRC), Northwest Pipe (NWPX), Orion Group (ORN), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), and Fluor (FLR). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Matrix Service vs. Its Competitors
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) are both small-cap construction & engineering companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Matrix Service shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matrix Service shares are held 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.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Matrix Service has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.20%. Given Matrix Service's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Matrix Service is more favorable than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.
In the previous week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had 3 more articles in the media than Matrix Service. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 1 mentions for Matrix Service. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Matrix Service's score of 0.55 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 8.63% compared to Matrix Service's net margin of -3.04%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 15.72% beat Matrix Service's return on equity.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matrix Service has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has higher revenue and earnings than Matrix Service. Matrix Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Matrix Service on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MTRX) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
