Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, PRIM or STRL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Primoris Services	$6.93B	0.91	$126.14M	$4.41	26.60
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	4.15	$257.46M	$9.20	31.38

Which has more risk and volatility, PRIM or STRL?

Primoris Services has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PRIM or STRL?

Primoris Services currently has a consensus price target of $103.70, suggesting a potential downside of 11.59%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.97%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Primoris Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primoris Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PRIM or STRL 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
Primoris Services	2.68%	15.23%	4.88%
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%

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

91.8% of Primoris Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PRIM or STRL?

In the previous week, Primoris Services had 3 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Primoris Services and 16 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Primoris Services' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.22 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Primoris Services on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.