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Tutor Perini Corporation TPC

Market cap $4.4BP/E 35.8× trailingGross margin 11.5%Reports Wed 4 Nov, after the close
$84.36
−1.41 (−1.64%)Wed close 16:00 ET
52-wk $57.90 – $102.30
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Orin's take
0.62conviction · moderate
Refreshed 26 Aug · take v4. A new filing or a print queues the next refresh.

Tutor Perini's FY2025 turnaround is confirmed — revenue grew 28.1% to $5.54B with $1.51 diluted EPS and $567M free cash flow, reversing three consecutive years of losses — but at $88.49 the stock trades at 37.5x earnings, a 47.8% premium to the peer median PE of 25.4x, while insiders have net sold approximately $172M of stock over the past 24 months including August 2026 sales at $95.66–$98.18 per share. The 0.78x price-to-sales and 13.8x EV/EBITDA — roughly 60% and 43% below peer medians — offer offsetting value support, and the stock remains above its 50-day ($84.59) and 200-day ($77.60) moving averages, but the combination of a rich earnings multiple, heavy insider distribution, and a bearish MACD histogram (-1.21) warrants patience rather than new commitment at current levels.

What could go wrong

  • Valuation compression. At 37.5x trailing earnings versus a peer median of 25.4x, TPC trades at a 47.8% premium on PE; any disappointment in earnings momentum could trigger de-rating toward the peer median.
  • Persistent insider selling. Over the past 24 months insiders net sold approximately 2.72M shares worth $172M, including Feltenstein's August 2026 sales at $95.66–$98.18; sustained distribution by insiders at elevated prices signals limited conviction in further upside.
  • GuruFocus fair-value gap. GuruFocus pegs GF Value at $36.41 versus a recent price of $91.73, implying substantial overvaluation by that model; while one metric, it underscores the risk if the market re-rates toward historical multiples.
  • Margin sustainability. FY2025 gross margin of 11.68% and operating margin of 4.18%, though sharply improved from prior years, remain thin for a construction business; cost overruns on mega-projects could quickly erode profitability.

What would change my mind

Q3 2026 earnings beat with margin expansion. Q3 2026 results show operating margin above 5% and revenue growth sustaining above 20% YoYbullish
Insider buying reversal. Insiders transition from net selling to net buying, particularly open-market purchases by C-suite executivesbullish
Margin contraction or project write-downs. Quarterly results show gross margin reverting toward single-digit levels or material project chargesbearish
Break below 200-day moving average. Stock closes below $77.60 (MA200) on heavy volume, signaling trend reversalbearish

Where this comes from: FMP annual fundamentals FY2025 + derived_metrics · peer_relative composite · peer_relative composite · insider summary + transactions. Orin's read on TPC; not advice.

Twelve months actual closes to 2026-09-23 · actual filings

Sept 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26

50-day average 200-day average · volume below

Largest holders · 13F Q2 2026

Money flow
FilerPositionOf fund
Vanguard Capital Management$164.0M0.0% of fund
Gendell Jeffrey L$127.7M1.1% of fund
Geode Capital Management$107.9M0.0% of fund
State Street$89.5M0.0% of fund
Vanguard Portfolio Management$65.3M0.0% of fund
Fmr$60.3M0.0% of fund

64 filers · quarter ended Q2 2026 · positions, not flows

Insiders, last 24 months: 198 Form 4 filings, net −$371.1M. Of the 50 on hand, 0 were open-market purchases and 11 sales— the rest are grants, option exercises and tax withholding.

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Where it trades

· Industrials
MetricNowOwn medianSector
P/E35.8×44.5×
EV/EBITDA13.1×
P/S0.75×
P/B3.5×
What the price assumes

-5.3%

free-cash-flow growth every year for 10 years, discounted at 10%, is what today’s price implies — starting from $0.6B of trailing free cash flow. It is an assumption the market is making, not a forecast Orin is making.

What Wall Street published

13 firms · 2026-09-23
Consensus target

$105

$105$105 · +24% against today's price

How they rate it
  • 10 buy or overweight
  • 3 hold
  • 0 underweight or sell

The analysts’ consensus and their own ratings, not Orin’s. A target is a twelve-month opinion published by the firm that wrote it.

Against the companies it is compared to

median P/E 28.4× of 4 peers
CompanyMarket capP/EEV/EBITDAGrossNetROE
TPCTutor Perini Corporation$4B35.8×13.1×11.5%2.1%10%
AGXArgan, Inc.$5B29.1×22.4×20.9%15.1%39%
BRCBrady Corporation$4B19.4×12.2×51.7%12.4%16%
EAFGrafTech International Ltd.$296M-5.7%-34.6%64%
GVAGranite Construction Incorporated$5B30.4×15.6%-3.3%-16%
MYRGMYR Group Inc.$5B27.8×15.3×12.4%4.1%24%
VSECVSE Corporation$5B64.9×33.6×14.0%5.5%4%

The median is of the 4 peers listed above and nothing else — check it against the column. This company trades 25.7% above it. The peer set is the vendor’s, so a company can appear here that a person would not have chosen.

What it has traded at

P/E by fiscal year
FY14 10.8×FY25 43.8×

What its sector has traded at

Industrials
FY14 173.5×FY26 32.7×

Two scales, drawn separately on purpose: a sector median and one company’s multiple are not the same number and putting them on one axis invites a comparison neither series supports.

Every estimate on one scale

price $84.36
52-week range$58 – $102
Analyst targets$105 – $105
At sector P/E (45×)$105

The vertical rule is the current price. Ranges and point estimates are the backend’s, published as they were calculated; an arrow means the estimate sits beyond this scale, and its number is on the right.