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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Does the media refer more to TPC or STRL?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 8 more articles in the media than Tutor Perini. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 22 mentions for Tutor Perini. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Tutor Perini's score of 1.06 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tutor Perini	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sterling Infrastructure	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, TPC or STRL?

Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TPC or STRL?

Tutor Perini presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.19%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.22%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

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%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	$123.98B	0.03	-$163.72M	-$2.52	-25.38
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	4.51	$257.46M	$9.20	34.08

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Tutor Perini on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.