Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is J or FER a better dividend stock?

Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jacobs Solutions has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, J or FER?

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jacobs Solutions	$11.50B	1.37	$821.09M	$3.63	36.22
Ferrovial	$9.90B	3.96	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in J or FER?

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is J or FER more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 3.53% compared to Ferrovial's net margin of 0.00%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 15.67% beat Ferrovial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jacobs Solutions	3.53%	15.67%	6.11%
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to J or FER?

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Ferrovial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 5 mentions for Ferrovial. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ferrovial's score of 0.98 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jacobs Solutions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ferrovial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer J or FER?

Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $150.86, indicating a potential upside of 14.75%. Given Jacobs Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Ferrovial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Ferrovial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, J or FER?

Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferrovial has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.