Tutor Perini (TPC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TPC or STRL?

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Tutor Perini shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor TPC or STRL?

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Tutor Perini. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 4 mentions for Tutor Perini. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Tutor Perini's score of 0.27 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sterling Infrastructure	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and 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	-25.58
Sterling Infrastructure	$2.12B	5.34	$257.46M	$9.20	40.39

Which has more risk and volatility, TPC or STRL?

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

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%

Do analysts recommend TPC or STRL?

Tutor Perini presently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.93%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $355.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.46%. 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	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Sterling Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats Tutor Perini on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.