GVA vs. FIX, ACM, MTZ, KBR, FLR, DY, STRL, PRIM, AGX, and MYRG
Should you be buying Granite Construction stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Granite Construction include Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), KBR (KBR), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Primoris Services (PRIM), Argan (AGX), and MYR Group (MYRG). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Granite Construction vs.
Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) and Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 7.43% compared to Granite Construction's net margin of 3.15%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 35.28% beat Granite Construction's return on equity.
96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Granite Construction shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 16 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 25 mentions for Granite Construction. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Granite Construction's score of 1.06 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Comfort Systems USA has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Construction. Comfort Systems USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Construction, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Granite Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Comfort Systems USA pays out 10.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Granite Construction pays out 21.1% 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. Comfort Systems USA has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.
Granite Construction received 109 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.57% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote while only 57.41% of users gave Granite Construction an outperform vote.
Comfort Systems USA presently has a consensus target price of $517.60, indicating a potential upside of 23.65%. Granite Construction has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.88%. Given Comfort Systems USA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than Granite Construction.
Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Construction has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Comfort Systems USA beats Granite Construction on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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