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AECOM (ACM) Competitors

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ACM vs. PWR, EME, FIX, MTZ, FLR, DY, STRL, KBR, PRIM, and GVA

Should you be buying AECOM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AECOM include Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), KBR (KBR), Primoris Services (PRIM), and Granite Construction (GVA). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

AECOM vs. Its Competitors

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) and Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than AECOM. AECOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanta Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AECOM$16.11B0.94$402.27M$4.5924.95
Quanta Services$23.67B2.34$904.82M$6.2060.23

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 37 more articles in the media than AECOM. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Quanta Services and 7 mentions for AECOM. AECOM's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Quanta Services' score of 1.30 indicating that AECOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AECOM
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Quanta Services
37 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AECOM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. AECOM pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services pays out 6.5% 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. AECOM has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Quanta Services has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

AECOM has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AECOM presently has a consensus price target of $120.86, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. Quanta Services has a consensus price target of $350.95, indicating a potential downside of 6.02%. Given AECOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AECOM is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AECOM
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Quanta Services
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

AECOM has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.74%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.67% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AECOM3.85% 27.67% 5.65%
Quanta Services 3.74%18.06%7.08%

Summary

Quanta Services beats AECOM on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ACM vs. The Competition

MetricAECOMENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$15.08B$6.53B$9.31B$20.53B
Dividend Yield0.91%1.38%2.02%3.77%
P/E Ratio24.9520.8316.6027.85
Price / Sales0.9412.50118.6537.49
Price / Cash19.2018.2314.8321.91
Price / Book6.488.484.684.55
Net Income$402.27M$335.40M$619.52M$984.95M
7 Day Performance3.17%0.76%2.80%3.58%
1 Month Performance5.03%7.28%6.65%6.04%
1 Year Performance33.72%83.26%107.00%14.49%

AECOM Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACM
AECOM
4.39 of 5 stars
$114.53
+0.5%
$120.86
+5.5%
+33.0%$15.08B$16.11B24.9551,000Positive News
PWR
Quanta Services
4.3298 of 5 stars
$366.36
+1.5%
$349.65
-4.6%
+50.2%$54.32B$23.67B59.0958,400Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
EME
EMCOR Group
3.7806 of 5 stars
$495.31
+2.1%
$509.60
+2.9%
+47.8%$22.17B$14.57B21.8940,400Positive News
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.0337 of 5 stars
$502.86
+0.6%
$525.80
+4.6%
+77.2%$17.74B$7.03B30.1718,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MTZ
MasTec
3.5721 of 5 stars
$166.56
+1.7%
$166.75
+0.1%
+63.4%$13.14B$12.30B61.2433,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
FLR
Fluor
4.0549 of 5 stars
$49.23
-0.8%
$45.43
-7.7%
+16.3%$8.11B$16.56B4.7226,866
DY
Dycom Industries
3.8097 of 5 stars
$235.53
+0.7%
$241.25
+2.4%
+45.2%$6.81B$4.70B29.8515,623Positive News
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
3.0371 of 5 stars
$222.50
+2.1%
$265.00
+19.1%
+93.9%$6.77B$2.12B25.993,000
KBR
KBR
4.9676 of 5 stars
$47.64
-2.6%
$67.57
+41.8%
-24.4%$6.18B$7.74B15.9310,000Analyst Downgrade
PRIM
Primoris Services
3.9726 of 5 stars
$76.17
+2.9%
$85.75
+12.6%
+66.6%$4.11B$6.60B25.2212,800
GVA
Granite Construction
1.0527 of 5 stars
$91.05
+2.3%
$76.00
-16.5%
+53.8%$3.98B$4.01B37.942,300Positive News

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