This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock JEC vs. PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, KBR, FLR, DY, STRL, and GVAShould you be buying Jacobs Engineering Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jacobs Engineering Group include Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), KBR (KBR), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), and Granite Construction (GVA). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. Jacobs Engineering Group vs. Quanta Services EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA AECOM MasTec KBR Fluor Dycom Industries Sterling Infrastructure Granite Construction Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) and Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, JEC or PWR? Jacobs Engineering Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quanta Services. Jacobs Engineering 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJacobs Engineering Group$12.74B1.30$847.98M$5.0524.61Quanta Services$23.67B2.02$744.69M$6.0353.48 Does the media favor JEC or PWR? In the previous week, Quanta Services had 42 more articles in the media than Jacobs Engineering Group. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Quanta Services and 0 mentions for Jacobs Engineering Group. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Jacobs Engineering Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Quanta Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Jacobs Engineering Group Neutral Quanta Services Positive Is JEC or PWR more profitable? Jacobs Engineering Group has a net margin of 6.66% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.82%. Quanta Services' return on equity of 18.00% beat Jacobs Engineering Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jacobs Engineering Group6.66% 11.42% 5.42% Quanta Services 3.82%18.00%7.14% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JEC or PWR? Quanta Services received 86 more outperform votes than Jacobs Engineering Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 66.88% of users gave Jacobs Engineering Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJacobs Engineering GroupOutperform Votes51366.88% Underperform Votes25433.12% Quanta ServicesOutperform Votes59971.74% Underperform Votes23628.26% Do analysts rate JEC or PWR? Quanta Services has a consensus price target of $321.70, indicating a potential downside of 0.25%. Given Quanta Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quanta Services is more favorable than Jacobs Engineering Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jacobs Engineering Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Quanta Services 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JEC or PWR? 90.6% of Jacobs Engineering Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Jacobs Engineering Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is JEC or PWR a better dividend stock? Jacobs Engineering Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jacobs Engineering Group pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services 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. Which has more volatility and risk, JEC or PWR? Jacobs Engineering Group has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryQuanta Services beats Jacobs Engineering Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Jacobs Engineering Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart JEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJacobs Engineering GroupHeavy Construction, Except Building Construction IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.56B$17.13B$8.32B$18.96BDividend Yield0.79%1.47%2.14%4.01%P/E Ratio24.6117.5015.6632.87Price / Sales1.301.1770.0428.03Price / Cash13.1913.3821.4017.52Price / Book2.922.754.174.47Net Income$847.98M$821.36M$535.55M$1.02B Jacobs Engineering Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JECJacobs Engineering GroupN/A$124.30+0.4%N/A-13.7%$16.56B$12.74B24.6148,000PWRQuanta Services3.7502 of 5 stars$291.52+1.5%$321.70+10.4%+26.0%$43.22B$23.67B48.3547,300Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpEMEEMCOR Group3.2654 of 5 stars$410.54+0.1%$497.25+21.1%+16.1%$18.50B$14.57B20.8535,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpFIXComfort Systems USA4.3279 of 5 stars$394.66-0.7%$517.60+31.2%+38.6%$13.94B$7.03B27.0114,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpACMAECOM4.3387 of 5 stars$97.42+0.1%$116.50+19.6%+8.0%$12.92B$16.22B27.6850,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑MTZMasTec4.047 of 5 stars$126.22+0.9%$151.00+19.6%+51.5%$9.98B$12.30B112.7030,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpKBRKBR4.3966 of 5 stars$52.85-0.4%$70.25+32.9%-19.8%$6.86B$7.74B22.2130,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsFLRFluor4.7734 of 5 stars$35.01-1.5%$45.57+30.2%-11.5%$5.88B$16.32B2.8739,600Gap UpDYDycom Industries4.5913 of 5 stars$167.11+1.2%$200.22+19.8%+24.0%$4.81B$4.70B21.9915,400News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSTRLSterling Infrastructure2.0392 of 5 stars$149.56-1.4%$185.00+23.7%+61.3%$4.55B$2.12B25.263,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpGVAGranite Construction0.9215 of 5 stars$80.34+0.5%$70.00-12.9%+44.5%$3.49B$4.01B32.533,800Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PWR Alternatives EME Alternatives FIX Alternatives ACM Alternatives MTZ Alternatives KBR Alternatives FLR Alternatives DY Alternatives STRL Alternatives GVA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:JEC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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