STRL vs. EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, FLR, DY, KBR, PRIM, GVA, and AGX
Should you be buying Sterling Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sterling Infrastructure include EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), KBR (KBR), Primoris Services (PRIM), Granite Construction (GVA), and Argan (AGX). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Sterling Infrastructure vs. Its Competitors
EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EMCOR Group currently has a consensus price target of $518.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.23%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $265.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.86%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than EMCOR Group.
EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 16 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for EMCOR Group and 15 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 0.88 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.62% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 7.00%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 37.12% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.
92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
EMCOR Group beats Sterling Infrastructure on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:STRL) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff