Granite Construction (GVA) Competitors

Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) and AECOM (NYSE:ACM) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is GVA or ACM more profitable?

Granite Construction has a net margin of 3.15% compared to AECOM's net margin of 2.93%. AECOM's return on equity of 26.84% beat Granite Construction's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Construction	3.15%	20.67%	7.36%
AECOM	2.93%	26.84%	5.47%

Does the media favor GVA or ACM?

In the previous week, AECOM had 4 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for AECOM and 7 mentions for Granite Construction. Granite Construction's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat AECOM's score of 0.97 indicating that Granite Construction is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Granite Construction	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AECOM	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GVA or ACM?

Granite Construction has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GVA or ACM?

Granite Construction currently has a consensus price target of $76.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.05%. AECOM has a consensus price target of $120.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.72%. Given AECOM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AECOM is more favorable than Granite Construction.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Construction	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, GVA or ACM?

AECOM has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Construction. AECOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Construction, 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
Granite Construction	$4.03B	0.97	$126.35M	$2.40	37.28
AECOM	$16.05B	0.93	$402.27M	$4.59	24.44

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GVA or ACM?

85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Granite Construction shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GVA or ACM a better dividend stock?

Granite Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Granite Construction pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AECOM pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. AECOM has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. AECOM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GVA or ACM?

AECOM received 170 more outperform votes than Granite Construction when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.05% of users gave AECOM an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Granite Construction an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Granite Construction	Outperform Votes 368 57.32%	Underperform Votes 274 42.68%
AECOM	Outperform Votes 538 65.05%	Underperform Votes 289 34.95%

Summary

AECOM beats Granite Construction on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.