Tutor Perini (TPC) Competitors

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

Is TPC or STRL more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Tutor Perini's net margin of -2.77%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat Tutor Perini's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tutor Perini	-2.77%	-6.41%	-1.72%
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%

Does the media favor TPC or STRL?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 5 more articles in the media than Tutor Perini. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 9 mentions for Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.24 indicating that Tutor Perini is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tutor Perini	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TPC or STRL?

Tutor Perini presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.56%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.98%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Tutor Perini.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tutor Perini	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, TPC or STRL?

Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TPC or STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini 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
Tutor Perini	$4.33B	0.71	-$163.72M	-$2.52	-23.21
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	4.02	$257.46M	$9.20	30.39

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Tutor Perini on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.