Tutor Perini (TPC) Competitors

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

Is STRL or TPC 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
Sterling Infrastructure	13.33%	27.93%	11.18%
Tutor Perini	-2.77%	-6.41%	-1.72%

Does the media prefer STRL or TPC?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Tutor Perini. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 4 mentions for Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 0.98 indicating that Tutor Perini is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, STRL or TPC?

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STRL or TPC?

Sterling Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.14B	5.02	$257.46M	$9.20	38.35
Tutor Perini	$4.33B	0.77	-$163.72M	-$2.52	-24.93

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

80.9% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Tutor Perini shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend STRL or TPC?

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $355.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.63%. Tutor Perini has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.49%. 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
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Tutor Perini	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Tutor Perini on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.