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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts prefer GRAM or SLND?

Southland has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Given Southland's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has stronger valuation and 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	0.26	-$19.25M	-$1.50	-2.83

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, GRAM or SLND?

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

Does the media favor GRAM or SLND?

In the previous week, Graña y Montero S.A.A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Southland'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GRAM or SLND?

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

Summary

Graña y Montero S.A.A. and Southland tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.