Granite Construction (GVA) Competitors

Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GVA or STRL?

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Granite Construction shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to GVA or STRL?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 4 more articles in the media than Granite Construction. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 3 mentions for Granite Construction. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Granite Construction's score of 0.18 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Granite Construction	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sterling Infrastructure	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GVA or STRL?

Granite Construction has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GVA or STRL?

Granite Construction received 99 more outperform votes than Sterling Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.59% of users gave Granite Construction an outperform vote while only 56.39% of users gave Sterling Infrastructure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Granite Construction	Outperform Votes 368 57.59%	Underperform Votes 271 42.41%
Sterling Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 269 56.39%	Underperform Votes 208 43.61%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GVA or STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Granite Construction. Sterling Infrastructure 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	$3.51B	0.69	$43.60M	$0.76	72.57
Sterling Infrastructure	$1.97B	1.65	$138.65M	$4.45	23.60

Do analysts prefer GVA or STRL?

Granite Construction currently has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $115.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sterling Infrastructure 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
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GVA or STRL more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Granite Construction's net margin of 1.24%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 24.75% beat Granite Construction's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Construction	1.24%	14.15%	5.67%
Sterling Infrastructure	7.03%	24.75%	8.57%

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Granite Construction on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.