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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

Argan (NYSE:AGX) and Fluor (NYSE:FLR) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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
Argan11.00% 29.61% 12.82%
Fluor 11.13%14.59%5.67%

Argan presently has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.51%. Fluor has a consensus price target of $50.86, suggesting a potential downside of 5.61%. Given Fluor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fluor is more favorable than Argan.

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

In the previous week, Fluor had 10 more articles in the media than Argan. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Fluor and 5 mentions for Argan. Argan's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Fluor's score of 0.91 indicating that Argan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

79.4% of Argan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Fluor shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Argan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

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
Argan$874.18M3.44$85.46M$7.1330.94
Fluor$16.32B0.54$2.15B$10.435.17

Summary

Fluor beats Argan on 10 of the 16 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$3.01B$10.84B$9.35B$20.67B
Dividend Yield0.71%1.73%2.01%3.71%
P/E Ratio30.9419.8816.1927.86
Price / Sales3.442.00111.5756.13
Price / Cash32.9814.0814.9217.92
Price / Book8.513.854.514.60
Net Income$85.46M$580.08M$622.34M$989.89M
7 Day Performance9.04%0.25%1.14%0.43%
1 Month Performance1.21%8.52%5.67%5.50%
1 Year Performance185.66%7.80%96.67%9.92%

Argan Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AGX
Argan
0.8882 of 5 stars
$220.59
+3.9%
$193.00
-12.5%
+193.3%$3.01B$874.18M30.941,595Positive News
FLR
Fluor
3.9407 of 5 stars
$52.21
-1.0%
$48.86
-6.4%
+13.1%$8.60B$16.32B5.0126,866
DY
Dycom Industries
3.8765 of 5 stars
$252.47
+0.9%
$241.25
-4.4%
+42.0%$7.30B$4.70B32.0015,623News Coverage
Positive News
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.5408 of 5 stars
$237.00
+0.1%
$265.00
+11.8%
+97.2%$7.21B$2.12B27.693,000
KBR
KBR
4.9203 of 5 stars
$46.95
-1.4%
$64.14
+36.6%
-28.3%$6.09B$7.74B15.7010,000
PRIM
Primoris Services
3.9627 of 5 stars
$85.00
+0.3%
$87.56
+3.0%
+66.1%$4.59B$6.60B28.1512,800Positive News
GVA
Granite Construction
1.0077 of 5 stars
$93.69
-0.2%
$76.00
-18.9%
+48.0%$4.10B$4.01B39.042,300
MYRG
MYR Group
3.0493 of 5 stars
$186.81
-1.1%
$157.00
-16.0%
+28.2%$2.90B$3.36B85.698,500News Coverage
Positive News
TPC
Tutor Perini
3.1664 of 5 stars
$47.92
-0.5%
$43.00
-10.3%
-19.0%$2.53B$4.33B-16.647,500
AMRC
Ameresco
4.8541 of 5 stars
$16.08
-4.3%
$20.67
+28.5%
-44.1%$844.84M$1.77B15.761,509Analyst Downgrade
GLDD
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
4.9707 of 5 stars
$11.84
-1.8%
$14.00
+18.2%
+27.1%$804.29M$762.69M11.61430

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This page (NYSE:AGX) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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