Southland (SLND) versus The Competition Head to Head Comparison

Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) is one of 17 public companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Southland to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Southland has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	1.86%	5.63%	2.62%

Institutional & Insider 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Southland and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southland	$1.16 billion	-$19.25 million	-11.93
Southland Competitors	$20.67 billion	$770.98 million	20.73

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Southland and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0	1	1	0	2.50
Southland Competitors	38	440	698	18	2.58

Southland presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.70%. As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential upside of 4.83%. Given Southland’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Southland is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Southland competitors 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.