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 valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is PWR or EME more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 6.51% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.82%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 34.99% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanta Services	3.82%	18.00%	7.14%
EMCOR Group	6.51%	34.99%	13.38%

Does the media favor PWR or EME?

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 1 more articles in the media than Quanta Services. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for EMCOR Group and 21 mentions for Quanta Services. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Quanta Services' score of 1.37 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMCOR Group	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings and 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	$24.87B	2.06	$744.69M	$6.20	55.63
EMCOR Group	$15.00B	1.41	$632.99M	$22.63	20.83

Do analysts recommend PWR or EME?

Quanta Services presently has a consensus target price of $344.35, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. EMCOR Group has a consensus target price of $494.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.92%. Given EMCOR Group's higher probable 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PWR or EME?

Quanta Services received 313 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.41% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 64.51% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 602 71.41%	Underperform Votes 241 28.59%
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 289 64.51%	Underperform Votes 159 35.49%

Which has more risk & volatility, PWR or EME?

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PWR or EME a better dividend stock?

Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 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 0.2%. Quanta Services pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group pays out 4.4% 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. Quanta Services has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and EMCOR Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. EMCOR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Quanta Services and EMCOR Group tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.