KBR (KBR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STRL or KBR?

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of KBR shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of KBR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, STRL or KBR?

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

Does the media prefer STRL or KBR?

In the previous week, KBR had 6 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for KBR and 15 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat KBR's score of 0.78 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KBR	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STRL or KBR 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
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%
KBR	4.52%	33.65%	7.33%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STRL or KBR?

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
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	4.18	$257.46M	$9.20	31.63
KBR	$7.74B	0.85	$375M	$2.76	18.56

Do analysts recommend STRL or KBR?

Sterling Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $355.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.01%. KBR has a consensus target price of $62.78, indicating a potential upside of 22.55%. Given KBR's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

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