Granite Construction (GVA) Competitors

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

Is GVA or ACM more profitable?

AECOM has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Granite Construction's net margin of 3.07%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.67% beat Granite Construction's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Construction	3.07%	21.40%	7.48%
AECOM	3.85%	27.67%	5.65%

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 media favor GVA or ACM?

In the previous week, AECOM had 7 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for AECOM and 5 mentions for Granite Construction. AECOM's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Granite Construction's score of 1.17 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AECOM	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GVA or ACM?

85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Granite Construction shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate GVA or ACM?

Granite Construction presently has a consensus price target of $76.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.06%. AECOM has a consensus price target of $120.86, suggesting a potential upside of 4.38%. 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 more risk & volatility, GVA or ACM?

Granite Construction has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$4.01B	1.02	$126.35M	$2.40	39.13
AECOM	$16.11B	0.95	$402.27M	$4.59	25.23

Summary

AECOM beats Granite Construction on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.