Quanta Services (PWR) Competitors

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

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 6.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group pays out 4.1% 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.

Does the media favor PWR or EME?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 18 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Quanta Services and 29 mentions for EMCOR Group. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat EMCOR Group's score of 1.22 indicating that Quanta Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quanta Services	44 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
EMCOR Group	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PWR or EME more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 7.07% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.73%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 38.01% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanta Services	3.73%	18.41%	7.15%
EMCOR Group	7.07%	38.01%	14.11%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PWR or EME?

90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EMCOR Group shares are owned 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PWR or EME?

EMCOR Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quanta Services. 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	$23.67B	2.45	$904.82M	$6.46	60.27
EMCOR Group	$14.57B	1.95	$1.01B	$24.10	26.30

Which has more volatility and risk, PWR or EME?

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PWR or EME?

Quanta Services presently has a consensus target price of $401.19, indicating a potential upside of 3.04%. EMCOR Group has a consensus target price of $594.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.21%. Given Quanta Services' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Quanta Services is more favorable than EMCOR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Quanta Services on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.