Fluor (FLR) Competitors

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

Does the media favor FLR or STRL?

In the previous week, Fluor had 5 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Fluor and 18 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Fluor's score of 1.06 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fluor	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FLR or STRL?

Fluor presently has a consensus price target of $49.57, indicating a potential upside of 19.80%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.91%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Fluor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FLR or STRL?

Fluor has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. Fluor 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
Fluor	$16.32B	0.41	$2.15B	$24.27	1.70
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	4.12	$257.46M	$9.20	31.14

Is FLR or STRL more profitable?

Fluor has a net margin of 25.35% compared to Sterling Infrastructure's net margin of 13.33%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluor	25.35%	9.27%	4.06%
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%

Which has more risk & volatility, FLR or STRL?

Fluor has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FLR or STRL?

88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fluor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held 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.

Summary

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