Quanta Services (PWR) Competitors

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

Is EME or PWR more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 7.00% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.74%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 37.12% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	7.00%	37.12%	14.01%
Quanta Services	3.74%	18.06%	7.08%

Does the media favor EME or PWR?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 2 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Quanta Services and 33 mentions for EMCOR Group. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Quanta Services' score of 0.80 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	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quanta Services	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
EMCOR Group	$14.57B	1.68	$1.01B	$22.63	24.17
Quanta Services	$23.67B	2.39	$904.82M	$6.20	61.61

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

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of EMCOR 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus price target of $516.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.60%. Quanta Services has a consensus price target of $350.95, suggesting a potential downside of 8.13%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

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 0.2%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. EMCOR Group pays out 4.4% 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. EMCOR Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Quanta Services has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. EMCOR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Quanta Services on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.