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GVA vs. ACM, MTZ, STRL, DY, PRIM, FLR, KBR, AGX, TPC, and MYRG

Should you be buying Granite Construction stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Granite Construction include AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Dycom Industries (DY), Primoris Services (PRIM), Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Argan (AGX), Tutor Perini (TPC), and MYR Group (MYRG). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

Granite Construction vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, AECOM had 9 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AECOM and 6 mentions for Granite Construction. AECOM's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Granite Construction's score of 0.71 indicating that AECOM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Granite Construction has a net margin of 3.89% compared to AECOM's net margin of 3.82%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.87% beat Granite Construction's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Granite Construction3.89% 21.64% 7.65%
AECOM 3.82%27.87%5.78%

85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Granite Construction shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Granite Construction$4.08B1.15$126.35M$3.0634.93
AECOM$16.07B1.09$402.27M$4.5928.90

Granite Construction has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Granite Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Granite Construction pays out 17.0% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. AECOM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Granite Construction currently has a consensus price target of $76.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.91%. AECOM has a consensus price target of $133.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.41%. Given AECOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
AECOM
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

AECOM beats Granite Construction on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GVA vs. The Competition

MetricGranite ConstructionBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.64B$15.83B$9.63B$22.02B
Dividend Yield0.48%2.56%1.92%3.59%
P/E Ratio34.9317.1617.4129.86
Price / Sales1.151.18103.3565.92
Price / Cash13.4314.7615.4624.43
Price / Book4.334.624.864.64
Net Income$126.35M$1.37B$625.65M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-1.99%0.95%-0.36%0.44%
1 Month Performance-0.56%6.38%0.01%3.13%
1 Year Performance30.65%34.51%108.52%15.30%

Granite Construction Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GVA
Granite Construction
1.939 of 5 stars
$106.90
+0.9%
$76.00
-28.9%
+33.6%$4.64B$4.08B34.932,300
ACM
AECOM
4.2934 of 5 stars
$130.10
+0.7%
$128.44
-1.3%
+26.8%$17.12B$16.07B28.3451,000Analyst Forecast
MTZ
MasTec
3.6082 of 5 stars
$209.32
+0.6%
$199.95
-4.5%
+70.4%$16.42B$12.30B61.9333,000Analyst Forecast
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.8587 of 5 stars
$341.10
-0.3%
$355.00
+4.1%
+142.8%$10.41B$2.14B37.083,000Analyst Forecast
DY
Dycom Industries
3.7633 of 5 stars
$294.21
+2.4%
$293.25
-0.3%
+54.5%$8.32B$4.70B33.0615,623Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.5605 of 5 stars
$134.68
+0.9%
$108.82
-19.2%
+129.8%$7.27B$6.93B44.6012,800Analyst Forecast
FLR
Fluor
4.0036 of 5 stars
$42.64
+1.1%
$49.57
+16.3%
-12.7%$6.82B$16.32B1.7626,866Trending News
Analyst Forecast
KBR
KBR
4.7544 of 5 stars
$46.91
-0.9%
$62.78
+33.8%
-31.4%$6.10B$7.74B16.9910,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AGX
Argan
1.6405 of 5 stars
$270.90
+1.6%
$220.25
-18.7%
+161.2%$3.68B$874.18M32.561,595Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
TPC
Tutor Perini
1.4402 of 5 stars
$65.30
+1.0%
$60.00
-8.1%
+140.7%$3.41B$4.33B-25.917,500Analyst Downgrade
MYRG
MYR Group
2.6315 of 5 stars
$206.93
+4.2%
$191.83
-7.3%
+87.1%$3.08B$3.36B43.208,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume

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