Financial Review: Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) & Primega Group (NASDAQ:PGHL)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) and Primega Group (NASDAQ:PGHL) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Tutor Perini and Primega Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tutor Perini	-3.08%	-9.56%	-2.81%
Primega Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of Tutor Perini shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Tutor Perini and Primega Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tutor Perini	0	0	3	0	3.00
Primega Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tutor Perini presently has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.05%. Given Tutor Perini’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tutor Perini is more favorable than Primega Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tutor Perini and Primega Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tutor Perini	$3.88 billion	0.31	-$171.15 million	($2.51)	-9.14
Primega Group	$13.46 million	1.29	$1.09 million	N/A	N/A

Primega Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tutor Perini.

Summary

Tutor Perini beats Primega Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tutor Perini

Tutor Perini Corporation, a construction company, provides diversified general contracting, construction management, and design-build services to private customers and public agencies in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Civil, Building, and Specialty Contractors. The Civil segment engages in the public works construction and the replacement and reconstruction of infrastructure; and offers contracting services, including construction and rehabilitation of highways, bridges, tunnels, mass-transit systems, military defense facilities, and water management and wastewater treatment facilities, as well as provides drilling, foundation, and excavation support for shoring, bridges, piers, roads, and highway projects. The Building segment offers range of services in various specialized building markets, such as hospitality and gaming, transportation, health care, commercial offices, government facilities, sports and entertainment, education, correctional and detention facilities, biotech, pharmaceutical, industrial, and technology. The Specialty Contractors segment provides electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services (HVAC) for civil and building construction projects in industrial, commercial, hospitality and gaming, and mass-transit end markets. It also offers pre-construction planning and project management services comprising planning and scheduling of the manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractor services; and self-performed construction services consisting of site work, concrete forming and placement, and steel erection. The company was formerly known as Perini Corporation and changed its name to Tutor Perini Corporation in May 2009. Tutor Perini Corporation was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Sylmar, California.

About Primega Group

Primega Group Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of transportation services through its subsidiary, Primega Construction. Its services include soil and rock transportation, diesel oil trading, and construction works such as excavation and lateral support works and bored piling. The company was founded on April 14, 2022 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.