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Comfort Systems USA (FIX) Competitors

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$476.49 +2.06 (+0.43%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

FIX vs. PWR, EME, ACM, MTZ, FLR, KBR, STRL, DY, PRIM, and GVA

Should you be buying Comfort Systems USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comfort Systems USA include Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Dycom Industries (DY), Primoris Services (PRIM), and Granite Construction (GVA). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

Comfort Systems USA vs.

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

Quanta Services received 328 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.53% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 65.27% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Quanta ServicesOutperform Votes
578
71.53%
Underperform Votes
230
28.47%
Comfort Systems USAOutperform Votes
250
65.27%
Underperform Votes
133
34.73%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Quanta Services$22.90B2.14$744.69M$5.4261.32
Comfort Systems USA$5.21B3.26$323.40M$13.0736.46

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Quanta Services pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comfort Systems USA pays out 10.7% 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. Comfort Systems USA has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Comfort Systems USA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Quanta Services presently has a consensus price target of $314.27, suggesting a potential downside of 5.44%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus price target of $466.33, suggesting a potential downside of 2.13%. Given Comfort Systems USA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Quanta Services
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Comfort Systems USA
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.54%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 32.74% beat Quanta Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Quanta Services3.54% 16.71% 6.61%
Comfort Systems USA 7.18%32.74%11.82%

In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 11 more articles in the media than Quanta Services. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 15 mentions for Quanta Services. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Comfort Systems USA's score of 1.23 indicating that Quanta Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Quanta Services
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Comfort Systems USA
18 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Comfort Systems USA beats Quanta Services on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FIX vs. The Competition

MetricComfort Systems USAElectrical work IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$16.96B$23.68B$9.63B$19.89B
Dividend Yield0.31%0.21%1.83%3.54%
P/E Ratio36.4638.7729.8642.83
Price / Sales3.262.323.3218.13
Price / Cash40.1435.5817.9017.86
Price / Book13.3210.686.045.52
Net Income$323.40M$448.42M$519.29M$986.45M
7 Day Performance6.77%2.81%-0.56%-0.22%
1 Month Performance14.12%12.40%-0.19%0.12%
1 Year Performance145.27%165.23%35.81%23.71%

Comfort Systems USA Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
4.5349 of 5 stars
$476.49
+0.4%
$466.33
-2.1%
+145.3%$16.96B$5.21B36.4615,800Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
PWR
Quanta Services
4.5676 of 5 stars
$332.36
+0.5%
$314.27
-5.4%
+80.5%$48.83B$20.88B61.3252,500Positive News
EME
EMCOR Group
2.8968 of 5 stars
$515.82
+0.4%
$515.00
-0.2%
+141.4%$23.65B$14.24B26.2038,300Positive News
ACM
AECOM
4.2223 of 5 stars
$109.48
+0.6%
$116.43
+6.3%
+26.0%$14.68B$16.11B36.9952,000Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Positive News
MTZ
MasTec
4.1336 of 5 stars
$140.84
-1.1%
$148.62
+5.5%
+156.3%$11.16B$12.00B125.7534,000Positive News
FLR
Fluor
4.3387 of 5 stars
$52.53
-0.3%
$60.29
+14.8%
+37.0%$9.01B$15.47B35.0230,187
KBR
KBR
4.7858 of 5 stars
$58.02
-0.5%
$81.14
+39.9%
+10.7%$7.77B$6.96B24.3834,000Analyst Forecast
Positive News
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
2.5223 of 5 stars
$189.43
-1.8%
$115.00
-39.3%
+194.6%$5.82B$2.10B32.003,000
DY
Dycom Industries
4.3395 of 5 stars
$176.56
-12.9%
$206.13
+16.7%
+103.9%$5.14B$4.43B21.9315,611Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
PRIM
Primoris Services
3.5259 of 5 stars
$80.38
-1.2%
$83.50
+3.9%
+158.7%$4.37B$5.72B22.7314,058Positive News
GVA
Granite Construction
1.1842 of 5 stars
$97.25
-0.3%
$67.00
-31.1%
+109.6%$4.25B$3.96B44.612,100Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:FIX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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