EMCOR Group (EME) Competitors

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media favor PWR or EME?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 10 more articles in the media than Quanta Services. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for EMCOR Group and 14 mentions for Quanta Services. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat EMCOR Group's score of 0.76 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quanta Services	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMCOR Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PWR or EME?

Quanta Services presently has a consensus price target of $273.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. EMCOR Group has a consensus price target of $430.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.12%. Given Quanta Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PWR or EME?

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than EMCOR Group. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanta Services, 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
Quanta Services	$20.88B	1.80	$744.69M	$5.16	49.75
EMCOR Group	$12.58B	1.36	$632.99M	$15.16	24.01

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PWR or EME?

90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PWR or EME more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 5.48% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 3.57%. Quanta Services' return on equity of 30.38% beat EMCOR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanta Services	3.57%	16.25%	6.42%
EMCOR Group	5.48%	30.38%	11.33%

Which has more risk and volatility, PWR or EME?

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PWR or EME a better dividend stock?

Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Quanta Services pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group pays out 6.6% 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. EMCOR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PWR or EME?

Quanta Services received 288 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.28% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 63.76% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 566 71.28%	Underperform Votes 228 28.72%
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 278 63.76%	Underperform Votes 158 36.24%

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Quanta Services on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.