Volatility cuts both ways - while it creates opportunities, it also increases risk, making sharp declines just as likely as big gains.
This unpredictability can shake out even the most experienced investors.
Sterling currently trades at $224.02 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 2,079% since June 2020, blowing past the S&P 500’s 92.3% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 27.9% thanks to its solid quarterly results.
Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street.
Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.
Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn
as the industry has shed 12.1% over the past six months. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 2.4% fall.
The best-performing stocks typically have robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital,
and those that can maintain this trifecta year in and year out often become the legends of the investing world.
As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the engineering and design services industry, including MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) and its peers.
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (NASDAQ:STRL) shows strong profitability, low debt, and high cash flow conversion, making it a quality stock worth considering for long-term investors.
A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner.
Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.
The stocks featured in this article are seeing some big returns.
Over the past month, they’ve outpaced the market due to new product launches, positive news, or even a dedicated social media following.
Civil infrastructure construction company Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 2.1% year on year to $430.9 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $2.1 billion at the midpoint came in 4.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.63 per share was 12.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Civil infrastructure construction company Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) will be reporting results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of EMCOR (NYSE:EME) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 engineering and design services earnings season.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at engineering and design services stocks, starting with AECOM (NYSE:ACM).
Companies with more cash than debt can be financially resilient, but that doesn’t mean they’re all strong investments.
Some lack leverage because they struggle to grow or generate consistent profits, making them unattractive borrowers.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after President Trump criticized the Federal Reserve's approach to interest rate cuts, warning that the pace was slow and could hinder economic growth. Trump's comments added pressure to an already sensitive market, raising concerns about political interference in monetary policy.
Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM): Chip designer Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) Allegro MicroSystems fell by 13.4% on Monday after
ON Semiconductor withdrew its proposal to acquire the company. See our full article here.
Shares of civil infrastructure construction company Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) jumped 6.7% in the morning session after the S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that the company would replace Patterson (which was being acquired) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index before the opening of trading on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Top mid-cap stock performers last week: AGL, RXRX, CERT, AVAV, STRL, ORLA, IAG, SBSW, LOAR, RYTM, TLX. High gains due to positive news and macro uncertainty.
Several construction and industrial product sector stocks may be poised to soar as we progress through the spring and summer, which are the peak seasons for industrial production.
