"The first is Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (STRL), which specializes in higher-margin work on highways, bridges, airports, water and sewer facilities, light-rail projects, flat concrete for subdivisions and foundations for data centers. For companies such as Sterling, we like to look at a metric known as EV (enterprise value) to EBITDA. Sterling's EV to EBITDA ratio is about 7, which we think is inexpensive compared to competitors. Moreover, we believe the stock could benefit not only from increased construction business but also from investors' willingness to accept a much higher EV to EBITDA ratio."