Granite Construction, Inc. (NYSE:GVA)

SolidInvestor (< 20) Submitted: 5/12/2008 9:35:37 PM : Start Price: $31.64 GVA Score: -25.19

This stock is a result of the market having expectations too high and after 3 missed quarters. They dropped to $30 after being at $70. They are not a $70 stock, but they aren't a $30 stock either...

cfackler (96.00) Submitted: 4/27/2008 9:44:23 AM : Start Price: $32.03 GVA Score: -26.48

Another great infrastructure play along with ALJ, and TRN.

lawyermoody (54.70) Submitted: 4/21/2008 12:26:49 PM : Start Price: $32.57 GVA Score: -28.66

Stock is undervalued. Company is building a major highway in my town and is doing an excellent job. Recently completed a $45 million overpass 8 months ahead of schedule with a big bonus to the company. They are professional, have lots of excellent equipment, and financials are great.

harleydss (< 20) Submitted: 2/1/2008 7:15:51 PM : Start Price: $36.09 GVA Score: -35.44

Housing market will swing up in 3 to 5

peeler44 (29.12) Submitted: 12/25/2007 10:12:07 PM : Start Price: $35.14 GVA Score: -27.45

infrastructure
discounted fair value

HSWFool (< 20) Submitted: 11/2/2007 9:24:18 PM : Start Price: $37.78 GVA Score: -31.87

GVA is principally a heavy civil construction contractor company which builds bridges, damns, canals, roads, infrastructure. It has been taking a beating having been lumped in with the housing construction malaise. The country needs to modernize and re-build its infrastructure and Granite is poised to secure substantial civil construction contracts. It carries a low Debt/Equity ratio of .21 and at its present price $40.90 is selling at only 2.2x Book value a price to earnings of 17.65 in an industry with an ave. P/E of 44.4...

onegoodguy521 (30.52) Submitted: 8/15/2007 1:17:15 PM : Start Price: $51.21 GVA Score: -52.12

Rebuilding America's roads

Rickster62 (< 20) Submitted: 6/25/2007 6:14:59 PM : Start Price: $60.56 GVA Score: -54.76

Building our infrastructure continues to grow this company, when multi-million dollar awards are plentyfull, and the company is managed very well (stable).

This company will continue to secure major contracts while the economy is doing well for hte next year or so.

dahnb (54.53) Submitted: 1/31/2007 4:34:54 PM : Start Price: $49.44 GVA Score: -50.96

I live near this company's home base in Watsonville, CA. They build freeways, have great pr, and make money.

drnerdo2k2 (33.20) Submitted: 1/8/2007 1:46:56 PM : Start Price: $45.56 GVA Score: -49.14

Natural selection screen

AllStarPicker (< 20) Submitted: 11/12/2006 9:26:13 PM : Start Price: $49.71 GVA Score: -55.40

price target $61.66

extremeinvesting (97.25) Submitted: 10/27/2006 7:18:52 PM : Start Price: $48.52 GVA Score: -54.69

GVA has a niche in large construction and GVA's market share is increasing because of the quality of services and product. Moreover, GVA is starting to turn some heads on the Street, exhibited by its increase in volume and recent talk about being acquired. The recent quarterly earnings is testimony to the increase in market share and is a long term extreme performance investing stock