Southland (SLND) and Its Peers Financial Contrast

Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) is one of 188 public companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Southland to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 73.4% of Southland shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Southland and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southland	$603.01 million	-$19.25 million	-0.09
Southland Competitors	$9.55 billion	$456.60 million	-5,815.16

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

Risk & Volatility

Southland has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southland’s peers have a beta of 1.60, suggesting that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%
Southland Competitors	-3.91%	2.79%	3.83%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Southland and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0	1	0	0	2.00
Southland Competitors	850	3467	7356	362	2.60

As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 43.99%. Given Southland’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southland has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Southland peers beat Southland on 11 of the 13 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.