TTEK vs. ROL, CLH, CWST, ABM, TISI, WM, RSG, ACM, STN, and VSEC
Should you be buying Tetra Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tetra Tech include Rollins (ROL), Clean Harbors (CLH), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), Waste Management (WM), Republic Services (RSG), AECOM (ACM), Stantec (STN), and VSE (VSEC).
Tetra Tech vs.
Rollins (NYSE:ROL) and Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.
Rollins currently has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.40%. Tetra Tech has a consensus price target of $49.32, suggesting a potential upside of 15.83%. Given Tetra Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than Rollins.
In the previous week, Rollins had 15 more articles in the media than Tetra Tech. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Rollins and 3 mentions for Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Rollins' score of 0.33 indicating that Tetra Tech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Tetra Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Rollins pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tetra Tech pays out 18.7% 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.
51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Tetra Tech shares are owned 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.
Rollins has a net margin of 14.18% compared to Tetra Tech's net margin of 6.41%. Rollins' return on equity of 38.67% beat Tetra Tech's return on equity.
Tetra Tech received 160 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.26% of users gave Tetra Tech an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.
Rollins has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tetra Tech has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Tetra Tech beats Rollins on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TTEK) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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