Critical Review: Centuri (CTRI) and Its Peers

Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) is one of 78 publicly-traded companies in the “UTIL – ELEC PWR” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Centuri to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Centuri and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centuri	2	1	2	0	2.00
Centuri Competitors	1601	6845	6080	123	2.32

Centuri presently has a consensus price target of $19.60, indicating a potential downside of 11.37%. As a group, “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies have a potential upside of 7.16%. Given Centuri’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centuri has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Centuri and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centuri	0.02%	5.16%	1.32%
Centuri Competitors	1.90%	10.53%	2.28%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

72.0% of shares of all “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centuri shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of shares of all “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centuri and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centuri	$2.64 billion	-$6.72 million	1,105.75
Centuri Competitors	$13.38 billion	$1.42 billion	26.72

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

Volatility & Risk

Centuri has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centuri’s competitors have a beta of -1.23, suggesting that their average stock price is 223% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Centuri competitors beat Centuri on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Centuri Company Profile

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.