Critical Review: Centuri (CTRI) and Its Competitors

Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “UTIL – ELEC PWR” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Centuri to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Centuri and its peers’ 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	1.55%	10.57%	2.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Centuri and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centuri	2	2	2	0	2.00
Centuri Competitors	1599	6842	6071	122	2.32

Centuri presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.60%. As a group, “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies have a potential upside of 7.18%. Given Centuri’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centuri has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Centuri has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centuri’s peers have a beta of -1.26, meaning that their average stock price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

72.0% of shares of all “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centuri shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of shares of all “UTIL – ELEC PWR” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centuri and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centuri	$2.64 billion	-$6.72 million	1,087.00
Centuri Competitors	$13.98 billion	$1.41 billion	26.46

Centuri’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Centuri. Centuri 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.

Summary

Centuri peers 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.