Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA) reported quarterly earnings of $2.05 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.47 by 17 percent. This is a 19.19 percent increase over earnings of $1.72 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.276 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.287 billion by 0.84 percent. This is a 14.23 percent increase over sales of $1.117 billion the same period last year.