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AGX vs. FLR, DY, STRL, KBR, PRIM, GVA, MYRG, TPC, AMRC, and GLDD

Should you be buying Argan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Argan include Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), KBR (KBR), Primoris Services (PRIM), Granite Construction (GVA), MYR Group (MYRG), Tutor Perini (TPC), Ameresco (AMRC), and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

Argan vs. Its Competitors

Fluor (NYSE:FLR) and Argan (NYSE:AGX) 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, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Fluor has higher revenue and earnings than Argan. Fluor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fluor$16.56B0.52$2.15B$10.435.01
Argan$874.18M3.31$85.46M$7.1329.79

In the previous week, Fluor had 11 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fluor and 5 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Fluor's score of 0.82 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fluor
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Argan
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Fluor has a net margin of 11.13% compared to Argan's net margin of 11.00%. Argan's return on equity of 29.61% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fluor11.13% 14.59% 5.67%
Argan 11.00%29.61%12.82%

Fluor presently has a consensus target price of $50.86, indicating a potential downside of 2.68%. Argan has a consensus target price of $193.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.13%. Given Fluor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than Argan.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fluor
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Argan
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Argan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Argan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Fluor pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Argan pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Fluor pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Argan pays out 21.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Argan has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Fluor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Fluor has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argan has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fluor beats Argan on 12 of the 19 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 NYSE 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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AGX vs. The Competition

MetricArganBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.90B$10.94B$9.47B$20.62B
Dividend Yield0.71%1.72%2.02%3.72%
P/E Ratio29.7919.9916.2227.81
Price / Sales3.312.03114.9640.78
Price / Cash32.9814.0814.8522.32
Price / Book8.193.864.514.57
Net Income$85.46M$580.08M$622.34M$989.30M
7 Day Performance1.31%0.11%0.93%0.20%
1 Month Performance-2.55%9.32%6.74%5.53%
1 Year Performance182.45%9.25%97.59%10.30%

Argan Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AGX
Argan
0.891 of 5 stars
$212.40
+1.9%
$193.00
-9.1%
+182.4%$2.90B$874.18M29.791,595News Coverage
Positive News
FLR
Fluor
4.2104 of 5 stars
$52.21
-1.0%
$48.86
-6.4%
+9.8%$8.60B$16.32B5.0126,866Analyst Forecast
DY
Dycom Industries
3.7885 of 5 stars
$252.47
+0.9%
$241.25
-4.4%
+41.0%$7.30B$4.70B32.0015,623News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.4005 of 5 stars
$237.00
+0.1%
$265.00
+11.8%
+97.5%$7.21B$2.12B27.693,000
KBR
KBR
4.9842 of 5 stars
$46.95
-1.4%
$64.14
+36.6%
-28.9%$6.09B$7.74B15.7010,000
PRIM
Primoris Services
3.8352 of 5 stars
$85.00
+0.3%
$87.56
+3.0%
+65.0%$4.59B$6.60B28.1512,800Insider Trade
GVA
Granite Construction
1.0125 of 5 stars
$93.69
-0.2%
$76.00
-18.9%
+48.1%$4.10B$4.01B39.042,300News Coverage
MYRG
MYR Group
3.2385 of 5 stars
$186.81
-1.1%
$157.00
-16.0%
+25.8%$2.90B$3.36B85.698,500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TPC
Tutor Perini
1.1977 of 5 stars
$47.92
-0.5%
$43.00
-10.3%
+104.9%$2.53B$4.33B-16.647,500Analyst Forecast
AMRC
Ameresco
4.961 of 5 stars
$16.08
-4.3%
$20.67
+28.5%
-46.2%$844.84M$1.77B15.761,509Analyst Downgrade
GLDD
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
4.9272 of 5 stars
$11.84
-1.8%
$14.00
+18.2%
+27.5%$804.29M$762.69M11.61430Positive News

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This page (NYSE:AGX) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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