NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) vs. Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) Head-To-Head Contrast

Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) and NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Centuri and NextDecade, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centuri	2	2	2	2	2.50
NextDecade	0	0	1	0	3.00

Centuri currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.38%. NextDecade has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.93%. Given NextDecade’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NextDecade is more favorable than Centuri.

Profitability

This table compares Centuri and NextDecade’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centuri	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextDecade	N/A	-57.46%	-15.04%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.7% of NextDecade shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of NextDecade shares 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centuri and NextDecade”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centuri	$2.64 billion	0.61	-$186.18 million	N/A	N/A
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$162.26 million	($0.17)	-32.29

NextDecade has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Centuri.

About Centuri

Centuri Holdings, Inc. operates as a utility infrastructure services company in North America. It offers gas utility services, including maintenance, repair, installation, and replacement services for natural gas local distribution utility companies with focus on the modernization of infrastructure. The company also provides electric utility services comprising design, maintenance and repair, upgrade, and expansion services for transmission and distribution infrastructure. Its customers include electric, gas, and combination utility companies, as well as serves end markets, such as renewable energy and 5G datacom. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Centuri Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

About NextDecade

NextDecade Corp. is a development company.