Tetra Tech (TTEK) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.02%. Rollins has a consensus target price of $58.78, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. Given Tetra Tech's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TTEK or ROL a better dividend stock?

Tetra Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.26 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 37.7% 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. Tetra Tech has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Rollins has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is TTEK or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.78% compared to Tetra Tech's net margin of 3.44%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.31% beat Tetra Tech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tetra Tech	3.44%	23.31%	9.47%
Rollins	13.78%	37.31%	17.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TTEK or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 16 more articles in the media than Tetra Tech. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Rollins and 13 mentions for Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Rollins' score of 0.39 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Rollins	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and 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	$5.20B	1.82	$333.38M	$0.69	52.12
Rollins	$3.39B	8.08	$466.38M	$0.99	57.06

Summary

Rollins beats Tetra Tech on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.