Tetra Tech (TTEK) Competitors

Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech received 158 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.22% of users gave Tetra Tech an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tetra Tech	Outperform Votes 490 67.22%	Underperform Votes 239 32.78%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 332 61.60%	Underperform Votes 207 38.40%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TTEK or ROL?

Rollins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, 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
Tetra Tech	$5.20B	1.54	$333.38M	$0.95	31.44
Rollins	$3.39B	7.33	$466.38M	$0.96	53.42

Is TTEK or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Tetra Tech's net margin of 4.81%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.94% beat Tetra Tech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tetra Tech	4.81%	22.58%	9.25%
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%

Is TTEK or ROL a better dividend stock?

Tetra Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tetra Tech pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 68.8% 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.

Does the media prefer TTEK or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 19 more articles in the media than Tetra Tech. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Rollins and 9 mentions for Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Rollins' score of 0.51 indicating that Tetra Tech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tetra Tech	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech presently has a consensus target price of $48.52, suggesting a potential upside of 62.11%. Rollins has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.39%. Given Tetra Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tetra Tech	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, TTEK or ROL?

Tetra Tech has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TTEK or ROL?

93.9% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tetra Tech and Rollins tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.