Primoris Services (PRIM) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PRIM or DY?

88.1% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Primoris Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PRIM or DY?

Dycom Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Primoris Services. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dycom Industries, 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	$4.42 billion	0.33	$133.02 million	$2.52	10.82
Dycom Industries	$3.81 billion	0.80	$142.21 million	$5.82	17.92

Do analysts rate PRIM or DY?

Primoris Services presently has a consensus price target of $30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.80%. Dycom Industries has a consensus price target of $128.80, suggesting a potential upside of 23.50%. Given Dycom Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dycom Industries is more favorable than Primoris Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Dycom Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, PRIM or DY?

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dycom Industries has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PRIM or DY?

In the previous week, Dycom Industries had 32 more articles in the media than Primoris Services. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Dycom Industries and 3 mentions for Primoris Services. Primoris Services' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Dycom Industries' score of 0.58 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dycom Industries	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRIM or DY?

Dycom Industries received 312 more outperform votes than Primoris Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.89% of users gave Dycom Industries an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave Primoris Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primoris Services	Outperform Votes 322 57.50%	Underperform Votes 238 42.50%
Dycom Industries	Outperform Votes 634 73.89%	Underperform Votes 224 26.11%

Is PRIM or DY more profitable?

Dycom Industries has a net margin of 4.38% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.78%. Dycom Industries' return on equity of 19.99% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primoris Services	2.78%	13.57%	4.43%
Dycom Industries	4.38%	19.99%	7.49%

Summary

Dycom Industries beats Primoris Services on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.