KBR (KBR) Competitors

KBR (NYSE:KBR) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, KBR or STRL?

KBR has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, 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
KBR	$8.05B	0.80	$375M	$2.76	18.08
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.14B	4.31	$257.46M	$9.20	32.90

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

97.0% of KBR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of KBR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, KBR or STRL?

KBR has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KBR or STRL?

In the previous week, KBR had 2 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for KBR and 32 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat KBR's score of 0.60 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KBR	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend KBR or STRL?

KBR currently has a consensus price target of $63.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.77%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.29%. Given KBR's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is KBR or STRL more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to KBR's net margin of 4.52%. KBR's return on equity of 33.65% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KBR	4.52%	33.65%	7.33%
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats KBR on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.