Ferrovial vs Sterling Infrastructure
FER and STRL side by side, both in heavy construction other than building construction contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FER and STRL compare
Sterling Infrastructure grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (93.1% versus 5.2% for Ferrovial).
Sterling Infrastructure keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.9% compared with 9.2% at Ferrovial.
Sterling Infrastructure scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 5 for Ferrovial), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FER | STRL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $10.6B |
| Share price | $55.29 | $345.91 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.3% | −14.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 62.4% | 1173% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.46 | 1.39 |
| Employees | 23K | 4,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.4× |
| P/S | – | 2.5× |
| P/B | – | 7.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 11.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 22.5× |
| PEG | – | 0.50 |
| FCF yield | – | 4.5% |
| Fair value | – | $443.80 |
| Margin of safety | – | 22.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.2% | 93.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 15.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −72.6% | 75.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −72.3% | 74.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 44.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 23.8% |
| Operating margin | – | 18.2% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 12.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 10.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.8% | 43.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 51.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.18 | 0.06 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.05 | −0.14 |
| Current ratio | 1.13 (better) | 1.04 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 5.83 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 1.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 33.5% | 86.0% |
| Held by insiders | 22.1% | 2.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$96.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.9% |
Go deeper
- FER stock overview
- FER income statement
- FER valuation and score
- STRL stock overview
- STRL income statement
- STRL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.