KBR (KBR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, STRL or KBR?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend STRL or KBR?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.94%. KBR has a consensus price target of $62.78, suggesting a potential upside of 28.49%. Given KBR's higher probable 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
KBR	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has better 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	4.64	$257.46M	$9.20	35.10
KBR	$7.74B	0.81	$375M	$2.76	17.70

Does the media favor STRL or KBR?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 8 more articles in the media than KBR. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 13 mentions for KBR. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat KBR's score of 1.26 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KBR	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 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%

Do insiders and institutionals 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. 2.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of KBR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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