Head to Head Survey: Centuri (CTRI) vs. The Competition

Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) is one of 77 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 profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centuri	$2.64 billion	-$6.72 million	1,086.50
Centuri Competitors	$13.55 billion	$1.43 billion	26.36

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.

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	2.19%	10.71%	2.30%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.7% of shares of all “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centuri shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of shares of all “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Centuri and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centuri	2	1	2	0	2.00
Centuri Competitors	1581	6764	6021	123	2.32

Centuri currently has a consensus price target of $19.60, indicating a potential downside of 9.80%. As a group, “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies have a potential upside of 7.24%. Given Centuri’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Centuri has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Centuri has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centuri’s competitors have a beta of -1.26, meaning that their average stock price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Centuri

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.