Analysts Issue Forecasts for GVA Q4 Earnings

Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Granite Construction in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman expects that the construction company will earn $1.34 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Granite Construction’s current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share.

Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The construction company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.51 billion. Granite Construction had a net margin of 3.89% and a return on equity of 21.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.05 EPS. Granite Construction has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Granite Construction in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered Granite Construction from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.00.

Granite Construction Stock Performance

NYSE:GVA opened at $102.35 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $106.18 and its 200-day moving average is $98.17. The company has a market cap of $4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.45 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.57. Granite Construction has a 52-week low of $69.08 and a 52-week high of $112.16.

Granite Construction Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Granite Construction’s payout ratio is currently 14.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Granite Construction

In other Granite Construction news, SVP Michael G. Tatusko sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $220,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,241 shares in the company, valued at $3,216,510. This represents a 6.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Louis E. Caldera sold 1,500 shares of Granite Construction stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.16, for a total value of $165,240.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,167,806.16. The trade was a 12.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 5,525 shares of company stock worth $608,314 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Granite Construction

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GVA. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Granite Construction in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Granite Construction by 214.2% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 377 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in Granite Construction in the third quarter worth $42,000. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in shares of Granite Construction by 94.6% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 436 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Granite Construction by 26.5% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 674 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter.

About Granite Construction

Granite Construction Incorporated operates as an infrastructure contractor in the United States. It operates through two segments: Construction and Materials segments. The Construction segment engages in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, pavement preservation, bridges, rail lines, airports, marine ports, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, infrastructure, and site development for use by the public and water-related construction for municipal agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies; and construction of various complex projects, including infrastructure/site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar storage, and power related projects.