Southland (NASDAQ:SLND – Get Rating) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD – Get Rating) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
75.9% of Construction Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Construction Partners shares are held 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Southland and Construction Partners’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Southland | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Construction Partners | $1.30 billion | 1.01 | $21.38 million | $0.34 | 73.33 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Southland and Construction Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Southland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Construction Partners | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
Southland presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.19%. Construction Partners has a consensus price target of $32.25, indicating a potential upside of 29.36%. Given Southland’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Southland is more favorable than Construction Partners.
Profitability
This table compares Southland and Construction Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Southland | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Construction Partners | 1.31% | 4.03% | 1.70% |
Summary
Construction Partners beats Southland on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Southland
Southland Holdings Inc. is a provider of specialized infrastructure construction services principally in North America including bridges, tunneling, transportation and facilities, marine, steel structures, water and wastewater treatment and water pipeline end markets. Southland Holdings Inc. is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.
About Construction Partners
Construction Partners, Inc. is a civil infrastructure company, which engages in construction and maintenance of roadways and highways. The firm is also involved in the provision of products and services to both public and private infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on highways, roads, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential developments. The company was founded by Ned N. Fleming, III, R. Alan Palmer, and Charles E. Owens in 1999 and is headquartered in Dothan, AL.
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