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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
AECOM beats Granite Construction on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GVA) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff