AECOM (ACM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ACM or PWR?

AECOM currently has a consensus target price of $120.38, indicating a potential upside of 27.09%. Quanta Services has a consensus target price of $326.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.33%. Given AECOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AECOM is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has more volatility & risk, ACM or PWR?

AECOM has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ACM or PWR more profitable?

Quanta Services has a net margin of 3.82% compared to AECOM's net margin of 2.93%. AECOM's return on equity of 26.84% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AECOM	2.93%	26.84%	5.47%
Quanta Services	3.82%	18.00%	7.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACM or PWR?

Quanta Services received 60 more outperform votes than AECOM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.50% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 64.80% of users gave AECOM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AECOM	Outperform Votes 532 64.80%	Underperform Votes 289 35.20%
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 592 71.50%	Underperform Votes 236 28.50%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ACM or PWR?

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than AECOM. AECOM 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
AECOM	$16.22B	0.77	$402.27M	$3.52	26.91
Quanta Services	$23.67B	1.73	$744.69M	$6.03	45.80

Does the media prefer ACM or PWR?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 22 more articles in the media than AECOM. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Quanta Services and 14 mentions for AECOM. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat AECOM's score of 1.21 indicating that Quanta Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AECOM	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quanta Services	24 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AECOM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ACM or PWR a better dividend stock?

AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. AECOM pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services pays out 6.6% 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.

Summary

Quanta Services beats AECOM on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.