Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Competitors

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX) are both small-cap construction & engineering companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Is GLDD or NWPX more profitable?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 8.63% compared to Northwest Pipe's net margin of 6.65%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 15.72% beat Northwest Pipe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	8.63%	15.72%	5.85%
Northwest Pipe	6.65%	8.99%	5.44%

Does the media favor GLDD or NWPX?

In the previous week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had 1 more articles in the media than Northwest Pipe. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 3 mentions for Northwest Pipe. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Northwest Pipe's score of 0.76 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, GLDD or NWPX?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Pipe. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 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
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	$762.69M	1.05	$57.26M	$1.02	11.59
Northwest Pipe	$492.55M	0.84	$34.21M	$3.27	12.85

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GLDD or NWPX?

89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate GLDD or NWPX?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.44%. Northwest Pipe has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.89%. Given Northwest Pipe's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northwest Pipe is more favorable than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GLDD or NWPX?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Pipe has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Northwest Pipe on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.