GVA
Granite Construction Incorporated
Industrials · Engineering & Construction · NYQ
$134.65
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$5.9B
Trailing P/E
36.59
Forward P/E
18.41
Rev Growth
+30.4%
Profit Margin
4.0%
ROE
20.0%
Analyst Target
$170.00
Recommendation
NONE
About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated provides infrastructure solutions for public and private clients in the United States. It operates through 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 and site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar, battery storage, and power related projects. The Materials segment produces and delivers aggregates, asphalt concrete, liquid asphalt, and recycled materials for internal use in construction projects and sale to third parties. It also provides site preparation, mining, and infrastructure services for railways, residential development, energy development, and commercial and industrial sites; produces construction materials; and provides construction management professional services, as well as owns and leases aggregate reserves and processing plants. The company serves federal agencies, state departments of transportation, local transit authorities, county and city public works departments, school districts and developers, utilities, contractors, landscapers, manufacturers of products requiring aggregate materials, retailers, homeowners, farmers, brokers, and private owners of industrial, commercial, and residential sites. Granite Construction Incorporated was incorporated in 1922 and is headquartered in Watsonville, California.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 61.0
Score Quality: 63.0
Score Combined: 54.4

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation80.1
Quality72.0
Cash Flow27.4
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 48.5 · Rank: #2221
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$7.0B
Price/Book
5.82
Beta
1.353
Analysts
4
Total Revenue (TTM)
$4.6B
Total Debt
$1.4B
Dividend Yield
39.0%
Short Ratio
6.33
Short % Float
0.2%
Employees
2,500

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 54.4 (P84 — top 16.4% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 5 analysts at None.
Price: $134.65 | Target: $167.20 (+24%)
Score
54
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+24%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+30.4%
Profit Margin4.0%
ROE20.0%
Forward P/E18.4
Market Cap$5.9B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $114.45 (-15%) | Entry: $134.65
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($167.20, 5 analysts)
10$1,346.50+$325.50 (24%)1.6R
50$6,732.50+$1,627.50 (24%)1.6R
100$13,465.00+$3,255.00 (24%)1.6R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (6.33 days to cover)
The Verdict
Granite Construction Incorporated passes all ethical screens, holds a unknown competitive moat, and is growing revenue at +30.4%.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

C
Quant Score
53.0
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Quality: HIGH_SORTINO,HMM_CRISIS
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.4%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-3.2%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
2.70
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-29.1%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
75
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
LOWER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
1.0x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
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Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Monday
Best Month
Nov
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
0.22860149069370722
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+10.0%
3M Return
+1.0%
6M Return
+31.4%
12M Return
+50.9%
Momentum Rank
#1084
Momentum Signal
UP

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