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$109.86 -0.11 (-0.10%)
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GVA vs. ACM, MTZ, STRL, DY, FLR, KBR, PRIM, 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), Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Primoris Services (PRIM), Argan (AGX), Tutor Perini (TPC), and MYR Group (MYRG). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

Granite Construction vs. Its Competitors

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

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
AECOM$16.11B1.04$402.27M$4.5927.42
Granite Construction$4.01B1.20$126.35M$3.0635.90

In the previous week, AECOM had 9 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for AECOM and 12 mentions for Granite Construction. AECOM's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Granite Construction's score of 1.01 indicating that AECOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AECOM
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Granite Construction
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Granite Construction shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AECOM has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Construction has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Granite Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. AECOM pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Granite Construction pays out 17.0% 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.

AECOM presently has a consensus target price of $128.44, indicating a potential upside of 2.06%. Granite Construction has a consensus target price of $76.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.82%. Given AECOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AECOM is more favorable than Granite Construction.

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

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
AECOM3.82% 27.87% 5.78%
Granite Construction 3.89%21.64%7.65%

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$4.82B$15.20B$9.44B$21.30B
Dividend Yield0.47%2.47%1.86%3.51%
P/E Ratio35.9015.4316.1429.34
Price / Sales1.201.14121.6850.88
Price / Cash13.9413.6315.3523.86
Price / Book4.324.034.995.39
Net Income$126.35M$1.37B$618.69M$996.59M
7 Day Performance-0.91%0.70%2.58%0.41%
1 Month Performance15.98%1.00%5.32%3.49%
1 Year Performance48.56%36.76%101.31%12.09%

Granite Construction Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GVA
Granite Construction
0.7283 of 5 stars
$109.86
-0.1%
$76.00
-30.8%
+48.4%$4.82B$4.01B35.902,300Positive News
Insider Trade
ACM
AECOM
4.3714 of 5 stars
$120.25
+0.6%
$128.44
+6.8%
+26.0%$15.84B$16.11B26.2051,000Positive News
MTZ
MasTec
3.5329 of 5 stars
$178.41
+0.3%
$195.12
+9.4%
+67.9%$14.03B$12.30B52.7833,000Positive News
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
2.7477 of 5 stars
$283.20
+2.9%
$355.00
+25.4%
+149.7%$8.38B$2.12B30.783,000Positive News
DY
Dycom Industries
4.4764 of 5 stars
$273.11
+1.4%
$264.63
-3.1%
+51.1%$7.79B$4.70B34.6115,623
FLR
Fluor
4.6422 of 5 stars
$42.16
+0.7%
$49.57
+17.6%
-15.4%$6.77B$16.32B1.7426,866
KBR
KBR
4.6815 of 5 stars
$49.79
+0.4%
$62.78
+26.1%
-25.0%$6.39B$7.74B18.0410,000
PRIM
Primoris Services
4.6457 of 5 stars
$112.88
+0.8%
$99.44
-11.9%
+119.5%$6.10B$6.93B37.3812,800Positive News
AGX
Argan
0.9694 of 5 stars
$225.17
+0.5%
$202.00
-10.3%
+217.4%$3.06B$874.18M31.581,595Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
TPC
Tutor Perini
1.992 of 5 stars
$57.41
+1.2%
$60.00
+4.5%
+157.8%$2.99B$4.33B-22.787,500Insider Trade
MYRG
MYR Group
2.1016 of 5 stars
$183.44
+1.3%
$191.83
+4.6%
+92.0%$2.81B$3.36B38.308,500Positive News

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This page (NYSE:GVA) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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