Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Competitors

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) and Primoris Services (NASDAQ:PRIM) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, STRL or PRIM?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primoris Services has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer STRL or PRIM?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $265.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Primoris Services has a consensus target price of $91.56, indicating a potential downside of 1.47%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Primoris Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STRL or PRIM?

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Primoris Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor STRL or PRIM?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Primoris Services. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 19 mentions for Primoris Services. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Primoris Services' score of 0.91 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primoris Services	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STRL or PRIM more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.62% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.68%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 26.58% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure	12.62%	26.58%	10.13%
Primoris Services	2.68%	15.23%	4.88%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, STRL or PRIM?

Sterling Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Primoris Services. Primoris Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, 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
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	3.85	$257.46M	$8.56	31.32
Primoris Services	$6.60B	0.76	$126.14M	$3.78	24.58

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Primoris Services on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.