Graña y Montero S.A.A. (GRAM) Competitors

Graña y Montero S.A.A. (NYSE:GRAM) and Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, GRAM or SLND?

Graña y Montero S.A.A. has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GRAM or SLND more profitable?

Graña y Montero S.A.A. has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Southland's net margin of -10.38%. Graña y Montero S.A.A.'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Southland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graña y Montero S.A.A.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%

Does the media favor GRAM or SLND?

In the previous week, Southland had 11 more articles in the media than Graña y Montero S.A.A.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Southland and 0 mentions for Graña y Montero S.A.A.. Southland's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Graña y Montero S.A.A.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Southland is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Graña y Montero S.A.A.	Neutral
Southland	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GRAM or SLND?

Southland has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Graña y Montero S.A.A.. Southland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graña y Montero S.A.A., 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
Graña y Montero S.A.A.	$1.22B	0.01	-$265.15M	$0.01	3.80
Southland	$895.44M	0.25	-$19.25M	-$1.50	-2.76

Do analysts recommend GRAM or SLND?

Southland has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Southland's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southland is more favorable than Graña y Montero S.A.A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graña y Montero S.A.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Southland	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GRAM or SLND?

7.1% of Graña y Montero S.A.A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.4% of Graña y Montero S.A.A. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 76.8% of Southland shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Southland beats Graña y Montero S.A.A. on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.