Sterling Infrastructure price target raised to $265 from $205 at DA Davidson

DA Davidson raised the firm’s price target on Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) to $265 from $205 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company’s CEC Facilities Group acquisition should lend a new platform for it to leverage certain attractive existing markets served, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Electrical contractors of some scale are in demand, given scarce resource and labor availability, the firm notes. DA Davidson adds that while CEC is mildly dilutive to Sterling’s peer-leading EBITDA margins, the company should maintain top tier margins post-deal.