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$379.08 +25.28 (+7.15%)
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STRL vs. PRIM, EME, ETN, FIX, GTES, HWM, NVT, SKY, ACM, and MTZ

Should you be buying Sterling Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sterling Infrastructure include Primoris Services (PRIM), EMCOR Group (EME), Eaton (ETN), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Gates Industrial (GTES), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), nVent Electric (NVT), Champion Homes (SKY), AECOM (ACM), and MasTec (MTZ).

Sterling Infrastructure vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 4 more articles in the media than Primoris Services. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 16 mentions for Primoris Services. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Primoris Services' score of 0.75 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Primoris Services
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sterling Infrastructure
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Primoris Services' net margin of 2.68%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat Primoris Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Primoris Services2.68% 15.23% 4.88%
Sterling Infrastructure 13.33%27.93%11.18%

Sterling Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Primoris Services$6.93B1.11$126.14M$4.4132.30
Sterling Infrastructure$2.12B5.45$257.46M$9.2041.20

Primoris Services presently has a consensus price target of $133.92, indicating a potential downside of 5.99%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.35%. Given Primoris Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Primoris Services is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Primoris Services
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Sterling Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Primoris Services on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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STRL vs. The Competition

MetricSterling InfrastructureENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$10.76B$8.25B$9.57B$10.69B
Dividend YieldN/A1.05%1.76%4.82%
P/E Ratio41.2026.9516.7430.77
Price / Sales5.451.5196.87174.94
Price / Cash41.8818.1415.5261.44
Price / Book14.097.394.756.61
Net Income$257.46M$359.83M$618.81M$277.10M
7 Day Performance6.61%5.02%1.04%2.56%
1 Month Performance12.01%6.21%0.36%3.77%
1 Year Performance151.61%26.96%110.58%33.01%

Sterling Infrastructure Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.5641 of 5 stars
$379.08
+7.1%
$355.00
-6.4%
+147.2%$10.76B$2.12B41.203,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.5892 of 5 stars
$136.31
+2.7%
$125.17
-8.2%
+132.2%$7.36B$6.93B45.1312,800Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
EME
EMCOR Group
3.3005 of 5 stars
$678.57
+2.2%
$654.83
-3.5%
+67.7%$30.37B$14.57B28.1640,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ETN
Eaton
4.543 of 5 stars
$375.36
+1.7%
$393.05
+4.7%
+9.1%$146.13B$25.99B37.7694,000Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.4924 of 5 stars
$844.75
+3.5%
$735.80
-12.9%
+137.1%$29.80B$7.03B43.4118,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
GTES
Gates Industrial
3.94 of 5 stars
$24.60
+0.6%
$28.18
+14.6%
+41.2%$6.34B$3.39B31.5414,100News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
3.5306 of 5 stars
$190.04
+3.2%
$176.21
-7.3%
+97.5%$76.61B$7.72B55.5723,930Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
NVT
nVent Electric
3.9649 of 5 stars
$99.48
+3.7%
$95.43
-4.1%
+38.1%$16.01B$3.31B28.3412,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SKY
Champion Homes
1.9723 of 5 stars
$66.54
+3.5%
$86.00
+29.2%
-14.1%$3.63B$2.56B17.709,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ACM
AECOM
4.0984 of 5 stars
$131.54
+2.1%
$133.20
+1.3%
+26.7%$17.42B$16.11B28.6651,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MTZ
MasTec
3.6439 of 5 stars
$203.89
+4.2%
$214.47
+5.2%
+72.7%$16.09B$13.05B60.3233,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:STRL) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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