Willdan Group (WLDN) Competitors

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WLDN or STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Willdan Group. Sterling Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willdan Group, 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
Willdan Group	$565.80M	2.53	$22.57M	$2.39	40.79
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	4.79	$257.46M	$9.20	36.21

Do analysts prefer WLDN or STRL?

Willdan Group presently has a consensus price target of $111.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Willdan Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Willdan Group is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willdan Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has more volatility & risk, WLDN or STRL?

Willdan Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WLDN or STRL?

72.3% of Willdan Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Willdan Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor WLDN or STRL?

In the previous week, Willdan Group and Willdan Group both had 17 articles in the media. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Willdan Group's score of 1.01 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Willdan Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WLDN or STRL more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Willdan Group's net margin of 5.60%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat Willdan Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willdan Group	5.60%	18.60%	9.65%
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Willdan Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.