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Why Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today
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Sterling Infrastructure (STRL - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $498.36, demonstrating a -2.72% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.77%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.67%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.92%.
The civil construction company's shares have seen an increase of 8.88% over the last month, surpassing the Construction sector's loss of 4.62% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.96%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Sterling Infrastructure in its upcoming release. The company is expected to report EPS of $6.07, up 74.43% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $1.16 billion, indicating a 67.7% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $20.02 per share and revenue of $4.11 billion, indicating changes of +84.01% and +65.14%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Sterling Infrastructure. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. Currently, Sterling Infrastructure is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Sterling Infrastructure is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 25.59. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 23.59.
Meanwhile, STRL's PEG ratio is currently 1.71. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. STRL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.45 as of yesterday's close.
The Engineering - R and D Services industry is part of the Construction sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 169, positioning it in the bottom 32% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow STRL in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
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Why Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $498.36, demonstrating a -2.72% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.77%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.67%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.92%.
The civil construction company's shares have seen an increase of 8.88% over the last month, surpassing the Construction sector's loss of 4.62% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.96%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Sterling Infrastructure in its upcoming release. The company is expected to report EPS of $6.07, up 74.43% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $1.16 billion, indicating a 67.7% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $20.02 per share and revenue of $4.11 billion, indicating changes of +84.01% and +65.14%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Sterling Infrastructure. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. Currently, Sterling Infrastructure is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Sterling Infrastructure is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 25.59. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 23.59.
Meanwhile, STRL's PEG ratio is currently 1.71. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. STRL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.45 as of yesterday's close.
The Engineering - R and D Services industry is part of the Construction sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 169, positioning it in the bottom 32% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow STRL in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.