Financial Comparison: Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) vs. Jiangsu Expressway (OTCMKTS:JEXYY)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) and Jiangsu Expressway (OTCMKTS:JEXYY) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Tutor Perini and Jiangsu Expressway, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tutor Perini	0	0	3	1	3.25
Jiangsu Expressway	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tutor Perini presently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.19%. Given Tutor Perini’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tutor Perini is more favorable than Jiangsu Expressway.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tutor Perini	-2.77%	-6.41%	-1.72%
Jiangsu Expressway	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.0% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Tutor Perini shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tutor Perini and Jiangsu Expressway”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tutor Perini	$4.33 billion	0.79	-$163.72 million	($2.52)	-25.65
Jiangsu Expressway	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Jiangsu Expressway has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tutor Perini.

Risk and Volatility

Tutor Perini has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jiangsu Expressway has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tutor Perini beats Jiangsu Expressway on 8 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 Jiangsu Expressway

Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited engages in investment, construction, operation, and management of toll roads and bridges in the People's Republic of China. The company operates the Jiangsu section of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, Ningchang Expressway, Zhenli Expressway, Guangjing Expressway, Xicheng Expressway, Xiyi Expressway, Zhendan Expressway, Yanjiang Expressway, Jiangyin Bridge, Sujiahang Expressway, Changyi Expressway, Yichang Expressway, and Wufengshan Bridge. As of December 31, 2022, it operated 17 road and bridge projects; and owned approximately 910 kilometers of roads and bridges. The company also offers passenger transportation; and ancillary services, including refueling, catering, shopping, automobile maintenance, advertising and accommodation, etc. In addition, it engages in the real estate development; and sale of electricity and petroleum products. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Nanjing, China. Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited is a subsidiary of JiangSu Communications Holding Co., Ltd.