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, FLR, DY, STRL, KBR, and PRIMShould 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), Fluor (FLR), Dycom Industries (DY), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), KBR (KBR), and Primoris Services (PRIM). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. Jacobs Engineering Group vs. Its Competitors Quanta Services EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA AECOM MasTec Fluor Dycom Industries Sterling Infrastructure KBR Primoris Services Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) and Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Do analysts recommend JEC or PWR? Quanta Services has a consensus price target of $350.95, suggesting a potential downside of 9.20%. 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74 Does the media refer more to JEC or PWR? In the previous week, Quanta Services had 45 more articles in the media than Jacobs Engineering Group. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Quanta Services and 0 mentions for Jacobs Engineering Group. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.03 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 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 6.5% 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. Quanta Services has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, JEC or PWR? Jacobs Engineering Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more 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. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JEC or PWR? 90.6% of Jacobs Engineering Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Jacobs Engineering Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, JEC or PWR? Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than Jacobs Engineering Group. 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$12.74B1.39$847.98M$5.0526.26Quanta Services$23.67B2.42$904.82M$6.2062.34 Is JEC or PWR more profitable? Jacobs Engineering Group has a net margin of 6.66% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.74%. Quanta Services' return on equity of 18.06% 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 3.74%18.06%7.08% SummaryQuanta Services beats Jacobs Engineering Group on 16 of the 20 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 JEC 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$17.67B$15.90B$9.30B$20.68BDividend Yield0.79%2.32%2.04%3.71%P/E Ratio26.26N/A16.6628.10Price / Sales1.390.41120.4138.27Price / Cash13.1910.1614.9822.53Price / Book3.120.564.704.58Net Income$847.98M$1.86B$619.52M$986.06M Jacobs Engineering Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JECJacobs Engineering GroupN/A$132.61+0.5%N/A-4.2%$17.67B$12.74B26.2648,000PWRQuanta Services4.3263 of 5 stars$378.40-0.8%$349.65-7.6%+51.8%$56.53B$23.67B61.0358,400Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionEMEEMCOR Group3.7909 of 5 stars$535.42+0.9%$518.00-3.3%+47.3%$23.75B$14.57B23.6640,400Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementFIXComfort Systems USA4.043 of 5 stars$536.12+0.2%$558.80+4.2%+73.3%$18.87B$7.03B32.1618,300Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeACMAECOM4.4077 of 5 stars$112.93+0.1%$120.86+7.0%+33.1%$14.92B$16.11B24.6050,000News CoveragePositive NewsMTZMasTec3.5662 of 5 stars$170.17-1.1%$166.75-2.0%+67.0%$13.57B$12.30B62.5630,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFLRFluor3.6272 of 5 stars$51.31-0.2%$47.14-8.1%+19.4%$8.47B$16.32B4.9226,866Analyst ForecastDYDycom Industries3.8459 of 5 stars$244.72-0.4%$241.25-1.4%+44.6%$7.11B$4.70B31.0215,623STRLSterling Infrastructure3.2631 of 5 stars$230.73-0.3%$265.00+14.9%+103.4%$7.04B$2.12B26.953,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeKBRKBR4.949 of 5 stars$47.96-0.5%$67.57+40.9%-26.0%$6.25B$7.74B16.0410,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradePRIMPrimoris Services4.0728 of 5 stars$77.92-2.7%$85.75+10.0%+72.8%$4.21B$6.60B25.8012,800News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PWR Alternatives EME Alternatives FIX Alternatives ACM Alternatives MTZ Alternatives FLR Alternatives DY Alternatives STRL Alternatives KBR Alternatives PRIM 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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