Primoris Services (PRIM) Competitors

Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) and AECOM (NYSE:ACM) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to PRIM or ACM?

In the previous week, AECOM had 4 more articles in the media than Primoris Services. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for AECOM and 18 mentions for Primoris Services. Primoris Services' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat AECOM's score of 0.87 indicating that Primoris Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Primoris Services	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AECOM	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRIM or ACM?

91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Primoris Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned 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.

Is PRIM or ACM more profitable?

AECOM has a net margin of 2.93% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.68%. AECOM's return on equity of 26.84% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primoris Services	2.68%	15.23%	4.88%
AECOM	2.93%	26.84%	5.47%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRIM or ACM?

AECOM received 190 more outperform votes than Primoris Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.93% of users gave AECOM an outperform vote while only 58.77% of users gave Primoris Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primoris Services	Outperform Votes 345 58.77%	Underperform Votes 242 41.23%
AECOM	Outperform Votes 535 64.93%	Underperform Votes 289 35.07%

Is PRIM or ACM a better dividend stock?

Primoris Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Primoris Services pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AECOM pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRIM or ACM?

AECOM has higher revenue and earnings than Primoris Services. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AECOM, 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
Primoris Services	$6.37B	0.51	$126.14M	$3.32	18.09
AECOM	$16.22B	0.81	$402.27M	$3.52	28.03

Do analysts rate PRIM or ACM?

Primoris Services presently has a consensus target price of $84.75, indicating a potential upside of 41.13%. AECOM has a consensus target price of $116.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.06%. Given Primoris Services' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Primoris Services is more favorable than AECOM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, PRIM or ACM?

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AECOM beats Primoris Services on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.