ORN vs. GLDD, NWPX, MTRX, PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, STRL, and DY
Should you be buying Orion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Orion Group include Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), and Dycom Industries (DY). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.
Orion Group vs. Its Competitors
Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Orion Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had 4 more articles in the media than Orion Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 4 mentions for Orion Group. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Orion Group's score of 0.76 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Orion Group currently has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.76%. Given Orion Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 8.63% compared to Orion Group's net margin of 1.25%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 15.61% beat Orion Group's return on equity.
Orion Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Group. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Orion Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ORN) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
