Contrasting Southland (SLND) and Its Rivals

Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) is one of 18 publicly-traded companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Southland to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Southland and its peers’ 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%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.9% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Southland and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0	1	1	0	2.50
Southland Competitors	47	484	761	18	2.57

Southland currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Southland’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Southland is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

Southland has a beta of -0.26, suggesting that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland’s peers have a beta of 0.83, suggesting that their average share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Southland and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southland	$1.16 billion	-$19.25 million	-12.14
Southland Competitors	$19.57 billion	$725.52 million	24.93

Southland’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Southland. Southland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Southland peers beat Southland on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Southland

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.