Tutor Perini (TPC) vs. The Competition Financial Contrast

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Tutor Perini to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tutor Perini and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tutor Perini	$5.54 billion	$80.44 million	37.94
Tutor Perini Competitors	$9.57 billion	$456.60 million	-5,814.48

Tutor Perini’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Tutor Perini. Tutor Perini is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Tutor Perini has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tutor Perini’s competitors have a beta of 1.60, suggesting that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tutor Perini and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tutor Perini	2.25%	23.19%	5.68%
Tutor Perini Competitors	-3.92%	2.78%	3.85%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Tutor Perini and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tutor Perini	0	2	1	0	2.33
Tutor Perini Competitors	854	3472	7373	365	2.60

Tutor Perini currently has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.84%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 43.23%. Given Tutor Perini’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tutor Perini has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Tutor Perini pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Tutor Perini pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 25.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Tutor Perini competitors beat Tutor Perini on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Tutor Perini

Tutor Perini Corporation is a construction company that provides general contracting, construction management, and design-build services. Its work spans civil infrastructure, building construction, and specialty contracting, with projects for public agencies and private-sector clients. The company’s civil projects include transportation and infrastructure such as highways, bridges, tunnels, and transit systems. Its building work includes facilities for sectors such as healthcare, government, hospitality, and gaming, while its specialty contractors provide services including concrete, electrical, and mechanical construction.