Comfort Systems USA (FIX) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FIX or PWR?

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than Comfort Systems USA. Comfort Systems USA 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
Comfort Systems USA	$7.03B	1.92	$323.40M	$14.61	26.03
Quanta Services	$23.67B	1.75	$744.69M	$6.03	46.30

Do analysts prefer FIX or PWR?

Comfort Systems USA currently has a consensus target price of $530.75, indicating a potential upside of 39.58%. Quanta Services has a consensus target price of $326.79, indicating a potential upside of 17.04%. Given Comfort Systems USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comfort Systems USA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 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

Does the media favor FIX or PWR?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 30 more articles in the media than Comfort Systems USA. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Quanta Services and 10 mentions for Comfort Systems USA. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Quanta Services' score of 1.31 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comfort Systems USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Quanta Services	26 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FIX or PWR?

Quanta Services received 335 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.50% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 65.73% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comfort Systems USA	Outperform Votes 257 65.73%	Underperform Votes 134 34.27%
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 592 71.50%	Underperform Votes 236 28.50%

Which has more volatility and risk, FIX or PWR?

Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FIX or PWR more profitable?

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 7.43% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.82%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 35.28% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comfort Systems USA	7.43%	35.28%	12.51%
Quanta Services	3.82%	18.00%	7.14%

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

96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FIX or PWR a better dividend stock?

Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Comfort Systems USA pays out 11.0% 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. Comfort Systems USA has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Comfort Systems USA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats Quanta Services on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.