Caterpillar, Quanta Services, Comfort Systems USA, Deere & Company, and MasTec are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Construction stocks are shares of companies involved in building, repairing, or supporting residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects, such as contractors, homebuilders, and engineering firms. Their performance can be influenced by interest rates, housing demand, government infrastructure spending, and the cost of labor and materials. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Construction stocks within the last several days.
Caterpillar (CAT)
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.
Shares of CAT traded up $5.70 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $559.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,598,977 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,898,690. The firm has a market capitalization of $257.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.95, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.65. The company's 50-day moving average is $765.36 and its 200-day moving average is $806.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. Caterpillar has a 52-week low of $537.08 and a 52-week high of $1,073.46.
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Quanta Services (PWR)
Quanta Services, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for the electric and gas utility, renewable energy, communications, and pipeline and energy industries in the United States, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company's Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions segment engages in the design, procurement, construction, upgrade, repair, and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure and substation facilities; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure projects; installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks; and design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wirings.
Shares of NYSE:PWR traded up $39.58 on Friday, reaching $548.64. The company had a trading volume of 1,523,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,175,616. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.67 billion, a PE ratio of 49.71, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Quanta Services has a 52-week low of $408.36 and a 52-week high of $788.75. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $630.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $626.00.
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Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
Comfort Systems USA, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and electrical installation, renovation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services for the mechanical and electrical services industry in the United States. It operates through two segments, Mechanical and Electrical. The company offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as plumbing, electrical, piping and controls, off-site construction, monitoring, and fire protection.
Shares of NYSE FIX traded up $45.50 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $1,010.44. 591,362 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 459,847. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market cap of $35.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.83 and a beta of 1.64. Comfort Systems USA has a 1 year low of $841.66 and a 1 year high of $2,073.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,522.86 and a 200 day moving average of $1,598.10.
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Deere & Company (DE)
Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.
DE traded up $11.88 on Friday, hitting $675.19. The company had a trading volume of 477,738 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,339,180. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $666.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $607.32. Deere & Company has a 12-month low of $455.90 and a 12-month high of $721.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 2.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $182.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.89.
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MasTec (MTZ)
MasTec, Inc., an infrastructure construction company, provides engineering, building, installation, maintenance, and upgrade services for communications, energy, utility, and other infrastructure primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through five segments: Communications, Clean Energy and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, Power Delivery, and Other.
Shares of MTZ stock traded up $12.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $171.21. 1,628,122 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,253,479. MasTec has a 52-week low of $147.49 and a 52-week high of $441.43. The stock has a market cap of $13.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.02 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The stock's fifty day moving average is $209.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $299.36.
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