Fluor (FLR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in STRL or FLR?

80.9% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Fluor shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fluor shares are held 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, STRL or FLR?

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
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.11B	3.48	$257.46M	$8.56	28.19
Fluor	$16.32B	0.54	$2.15B	$10.43	5.17

Do analysts rate STRL or FLR?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.82%. Fluor has a consensus target price of $50.86, suggesting a potential downside of 5.61%. 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
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fluor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility and risk, STRL or FLR?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluor has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STRL or FLR?

In the previous week, Fluor had 3 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fluor and 13 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Fluor's score of 0.91 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fluor	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STRL or FLR more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.62% compared to Fluor's net margin of 11.13%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 26.58% beat Fluor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure	12.62%	26.58%	10.13%
Fluor	11.13%	14.59%	5.67%

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Fluor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.