Ferrovial (FER) Competitors

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media refer more to J or FER?

In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Ferrovial. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 14 mentions for Ferrovial. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ferrovial's score of 0.39 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jacobs Solutions	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ferrovial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is J or FER a better dividend stock?

Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings and valuation, J or FER?

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jacobs Solutions	$11.62B	1.32	$821.09M	$4.85	25.78
Ferrovial	$8.84B	3.72	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is J or FER more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 4.28% compared to Ferrovial's net margin of 0.00%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 14.87% beat Ferrovial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jacobs Solutions	4.28%	14.87%	6.18%
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate J or FER?

Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $155.89, suggesting a potential upside of 24.68%. Ferrovial has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.99%. Given Jacobs Solutions' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Ferrovial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Ferrovial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of J or FER?

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in J or FER?

Jacobs Solutions received 98 more outperform votes than Ferrovial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.63% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Ferrovial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jacobs Solutions	Outperform Votes 100 74.63%	Underperform Votes 34 25.37%
Ferrovial	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.