Tetra Tech (TTEK) Competitors

Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media prefer TTEK or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 41 more articles in the media than Tetra Tech. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Rollins and 16 mentions for Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Rollins' score of 0.49 indicating that Tetra Tech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tetra Tech	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	18 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TTEK or ROL?

93.9% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech currently has a consensus price target of $45.72, suggesting a potential upside of 46.15%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $55.57, suggesting a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Tetra Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tetra Tech	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech received 157 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.08% of users gave Tetra Tech an outperform vote while only 61.28% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tetra Tech	Outperform Votes 491 67.08%	Underperform Votes 241 32.92%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 334 61.28%	Underperform Votes 211 38.72%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TTEK or ROL?

Rollins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tetra Tech	$5.39B	1.56	$333.38M	$0.95	32.93
Rollins	$3.46B	7.90	$466.38M	$0.99	56.98

Is TTEK or ROL a better dividend stock?

Tetra Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Tetra Tech pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is TTEK or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Tetra Tech's net margin of 4.81%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.94% beat Tetra Tech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tetra Tech	4.81%	22.58%	9.25%
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%

Summary

Rollins beats Tetra Tech on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.