Tetra Tech (TTEK) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ROL or TTEK?

Rollins currently has a consensus price target of $52.83, indicating a potential downside of 4.61%. Tetra Tech has a consensus price target of $47.92, indicating a potential upside of 59.84%. Given Tetra Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than Rollins.

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

Does the media refer more to ROL or TTEK?

In the previous week, Rollins had 9 more articles in the media than Tetra Tech. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Rollins and 21 mentions for Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Rollins' score of 0.68 indicating that Tetra Tech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rollins	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tetra Tech	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, ROL or TTEK?

Rollins has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Rollins	$3.39B	7.93	$466.38M	$0.96	57.69
Tetra Tech	$5.39B	1.49	$333.38M	$0.95	31.56

Is ROL or TTEK 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
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%
Tetra Tech	4.81%	22.58%	9.25%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ROL or TTEK?

51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Tetra Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Rollins shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Tetra Tech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ROL or TTEK a better dividend stock?

Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Tetra Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Rollins pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tetra Tech pays out 24.2% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ROL or TTEK?

Rollins has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tetra Tech has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ROL or TTEK?

Tetra Tech received 158 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.03% of users gave Tetra Tech an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rollins	Outperform Votes 332 61.37%	Underperform Votes 209 38.63%
Tetra Tech	Outperform Votes 490 67.03%	Underperform Votes 241 32.97%

Summary

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