Orion Group (ORN) Competitors $8.60 -0.05 (-0.58%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.80 +0.20 (+2.33%) As of 07/11/2025 07:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ORN vs. GLDD, AMRC, NWPX, MTRX, PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, and FLRShould you be buying Orion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Orion Group include Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), Ameresco (AMRC), Northwest Pipe (NWPX), Matrix Service (MTRX), Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), and Fluor (FLR). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. Orion Group vs. Its Competitors Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Ameresco Northwest Pipe Matrix Service Quanta Services EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA AECOM MasTec Fluor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) and Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GLDD or ORN? 89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Orion Group shares are owned by company 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. Which has more risk & volatility, GLDD or ORN? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is GLDD or ORN more profitable? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a net margin of 8.63% compared to Orion Group's net margin of 0.36%. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's return on equity of 15.72% beat Orion Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Great Lakes Dredge & Dock8.63% 15.72% 5.85% Orion Group 0.36%5.12%1.69% Do analysts recommend GLDD or ORN? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.47%. Orion Group has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. Given Orion Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Orion Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor GLDD or ORN? In the previous week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had 4 more articles in the media than Orion Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 2 mentions for Orion Group. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Orion Group's score of 0.37 indicating that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Orion Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, GLDD or ORN? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock$762.69M0.99$57.26M$1.0210.85Orion Group$796.39M0.43-$1.64M$0.05172.00 SummaryGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Orion Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Orion Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ORN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ORN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ORN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOrion GroupBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$339.37M$15.44B$9.47B$20.62BDividend YieldN/A2.35%2.02%3.72%P/E Ratio172.0328.4116.2227.81Price / Sales0.431.06114.9640.68Price / Cash8.3613.0014.8522.32Price / Book2.223.914.514.57Net Income-$1.64M$1.37B$622.34M$989.30M7 Day Performance-10.74%-2.38%0.93%0.20%1 Month Performance1.53%4.64%6.74%5.53%1 Year Performance-10.70%30.67%97.59%10.30% Orion Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ORNOrion Group3.6018 of 5 stars$8.60-0.6%$11.25+30.8%-10.7%$339.37M$796.39M172.032,450GLDDGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock4.9272 of 5 stars$12.19-0.3%$14.00+14.8%+27.5%$830.74M$762.69M11.95430Positive NewsAMRCAmeresco4.9617 of 5 stars$15.21+0.3%$20.67+35.9%-46.2%$796.53M$1.77B14.911,509Analyst DowngradeNWPXNorthwest Pipe3.0879 of 5 stars$41.01-1.8%$55.00+34.1%+19.3%$412.41M$492.55M12.541,358High Trading VolumeMTRXMatrix Service4.2173 of 5 stars$13.51-2.8%$20.00+48.0%+41.1%$383.79M$728.21M-16.682,064PWRQuanta Services3.859 of 5 stars$378.40-0.8%$349.65-7.6%+42.7%$56.53B$23.67B61.0358,400Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionEMEEMCOR Group3.7359 of 5 stars$535.42+0.9%$518.00-3.3%+47.3%$23.75B$14.57B23.6640,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFIXComfort Systems USA3.8898 of 5 stars$536.12+0.2%$558.80+4.2%+67.8%$18.87B$7.03B32.1618,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastACMAECOM3.6693 of 5 stars$112.93+0.1%$120.86+7.0%+31.3%$14.92B$16.11B24.6051,000News CoveragePositive NewsMTZMasTec3.8207 of 5 stars$170.17-1.1%$166.75-2.0%+58.1%$13.57B$12.30B62.5633,000News CoveragePositive NewsFLRFluor4.2104 of 5 stars$51.31-0.2%$47.14-8.1%+9.8%$8.47B$16.32B4.9226,866Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GLDD Alternatives AMRC Alternatives NWPX Alternatives MTRX Alternatives PWR Alternatives EME Alternatives FIX Alternatives ACM Alternatives MTZ Alternatives FLR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ORN) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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