Southland (NASDAQ:SLND – Get Free Report) is one of 18 publicly-traded companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Southland to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Southland and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Southland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Southland Competitors | 47 | 482 | 760 | 18 | 2.57 |
Southland currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.87%. As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential upside of 3.06%. Given Southland’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Southland is more favorable than its competitors.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Southland and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Southland | -1.66% | -14.55% | -3.27% |
Southland Competitors | 1.81% | 6.34% | 2.87% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Southland and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Southland | $1.16 billion | -$19.25 million | -13.14 |
Southland Competitors | $19.58 billion | $725.52 million | 25.33 |
Southland’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Southland. Southland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Southland competitors beat Southland on 11 of the 12 factors compared.
Southland Company Profile
Southland Holdings, Inc. engages in specialty infrastructure construction business in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Civil and Transportation. The Civil segment designs and constructs water pipelines, pump stations, lift stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, concrete and structural steel, outfall, and tunneling. The Transportation segment designs and constructs bridges, roadways, marine, dredging, ship terminals and piers, and specialty structures and facilities, as well as convention centers, sports stadiums, marine facilities, and ferris wheels. Southland Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.
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