Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Competitors

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

Is STRL or PRIM more profitable?

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
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%
Primoris Services	2.68%	15.23%	4.88%

Does the media refer more to STRL or PRIM?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 24 more articles in the media than Primoris Services. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 9 mentions for Primoris Services. Primoris Services' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.08 indicating that Primoris Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primoris Services	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, STRL or PRIM?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primoris Services has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate STRL or PRIM?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.82%. Primoris Services has a consensus price target of $99.44, suggesting a potential downside of 10.36%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Primoris Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	4.06	$257.46M	$9.20	30.67
Primoris Services	$6.93B	0.86	$126.14M	$4.41	25.16

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Primoris Services on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.