Southland (SLND) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) is one of 18 public companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Southland to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.8% 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0	1	1	0	2.50
Southland Competitors	47	483	760	18	2.57

Southland currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.63%. As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential upside of 3.87%. Given Southland’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Southland is more favorable than its peers.

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	$1.16 billion	-$19.25 million	-12.26
Southland Competitors	$19.57 billion	$725.52 million	25.45

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

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	-1.66%	-14.55%	-3.27%
Southland Competitors	1.81%	6.34%	2.87%

Summary

Southland peers beat Southland on 11 of the 12 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.