What is Sidoti’s Forecast for STRL Q1 Earnings?

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRL) – Stock analysts at Sidoti lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Sterling Infrastructure in a research report issued on Monday, February 23rd. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.95 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.93. The consensus estimate for Sterling Infrastructure’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Sterling Infrastructure’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.66 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.61 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on STRL. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Sterling Infrastructure from $355.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Sterling Infrastructure from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Sterling Infrastructure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $486.00 price objective on shares of Sterling Infrastructure and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of Sterling Infrastructure in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $413.00 target price for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $453.00.

Sterling Infrastructure Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of STRL opened at $434.64 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.61, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a 50-day moving average of $354.63 and a 200 day moving average of $340.35. Sterling Infrastructure has a 1-year low of $96.34 and a 1-year high of $470.00.

Institutional Trading of Sterling Infrastructure

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Sterling Infrastructure during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Sterling Infrastructure during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Sterling Infrastructure in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of Sterling Infrastructure by 76.1% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 81 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in Sterling Infrastructure by 119.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 125 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Sterling Infrastructure

In other news, Director Dana C. O’brien sold 2,000 shares of Sterling Infrastructure stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $410.00, for a total transaction of $820,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,714,180. The trade was a 14.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Dwayne Andree Wilson sold 2,860 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total value of $1,001,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,749 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,150. This represents a 16.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 6,860 shares of company stock worth $2,611,000. 2.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sterling Infrastructure declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, November 12th that allows the company to repurchase $400.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the construction company to reacquire up to 3.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Sterling Infrastructure Company Profile

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc (NASDAQ: STRL) is a diversified manufacturer and distributor of essential infrastructure products serving municipal, utility and industrial customers across North America. Through its network of wholly owned subsidiaries, the company designs, engineers and produces a wide range of cast and fabricated solutions tailored to the needs of the waterworks, natural gas, telecommunications, electric, traffic safety and parks & recreation markets.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses ductile iron and composite fittings, valve boxes, manhole frames and covers, water and gas meter sets, street light poles and mounting accessories, traffic sign posts with breakaway systems, bollards and related system components.