Quanta Services (PWR) Competitors

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

Is EME or PWR more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.59%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 32.73% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	6.01%	32.73%	12.44%
Quanta Services	3.59%	16.29%	6.53%

Do analysts rate EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group currently has a consensus price target of $430.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.52%. Quanta Services has a consensus price target of $284.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Given EMCOR Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has better earnings & valuation, EME or PWR?

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
EMCOR Group	$12.58B	1.47	$632.99M	$15.16	26.14
Quanta Services	$20.88B	1.90	$744.69M	$5.16	52.24

Is EME or PWR a better dividend stock?

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. EMCOR Group pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services pays out 7.0% 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. EMCOR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EME or PWR?

Quanta Services received 292 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.34% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 63.76% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 278 63.76%	Underperform Votes 158 36.24%
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 570 71.34%	Underperform Votes 229 28.66%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EME or PWR?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EME or PWR?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 13 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Quanta Services and 7 mentions for EMCOR Group. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Quanta Services' score of 0.92 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EMCOR Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quanta Services	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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