Reviewing Southland (SLND) & The Competition

Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) is one of 188 public companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Southland to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Southland has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland’s peers have a beta of 1.60, meaning that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 73.4% of Southland shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by 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 Southland and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%
Southland Competitors	-4.03%	2.63%	3.80%

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	$603.01 million	-$19.25 million	-0.09
Southland Competitors	$9.57 billion	$456.60 million	-5,802.22

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Southland and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0	1	0	0	2.00
Southland Competitors	849	3465	7352	362	2.60

As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 49.33%. Given Southland’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southland has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Southland peers beat Southland on 11 of the 13 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.