Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Competitors

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) and Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor TPC or NWPX?

In the previous week, Northwest Pipe had 6 more articles in the media than Tutor Perini. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Northwest Pipe and 7 mentions for Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Northwest Pipe's score of 0.36 indicating that Tutor Perini is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tutor Perini	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northwest Pipe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TPC or NWPX?

Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Pipe has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TPC or NWPX?

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Tutor Perini shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPC or NWPX?

Tutor Perini received 83 more outperform votes than Northwest Pipe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.78% of users gave Tutor Perini an outperform vote while only 57.17% of users gave Northwest Pipe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tutor Perini	Outperform Votes 366 64.78%	Underperform Votes 199 35.22%
Northwest Pipe	Outperform Votes 283 57.17%	Underperform Votes 212 42.83%

Which has better earnings and valuation, TPC or NWPX?

Northwest Pipe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Pipe, 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
Tutor Perini	$122.93B	0.01	-$171.15M	-$3.11	-7.37
Northwest Pipe	$492.55M	0.78	$21.07M	$3.27	11.79

Is TPC or NWPX more profitable?

Northwest Pipe has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Tutor Perini's net margin of -3.08%. Northwest Pipe's return on equity of 8.47% beat Tutor Perini's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tutor Perini	-3.08%	-9.56%	-2.81%
Northwest Pipe	6.12%	8.47%	4.79%

Do analysts recommend TPC or NWPX?

Tutor Perini currently has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.23%. Northwest Pipe has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.71%. Given Tutor Perini's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tutor Perini is more favorable than Northwest Pipe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tutor Perini	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Tutor Perini beats Northwest Pipe on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.