Comfort Systems USA (FIX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate PWR or FIX?

Quanta Services currently has a consensus target price of $319.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.36%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus target price of $530.75, suggesting a potential upside of 51.83%. Given Comfort Systems USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Comfort Systems USA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to PWR or FIX?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 14 more articles in the media than Comfort Systems USA. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Quanta Services and 24 mentions for Comfort Systems USA. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Quanta Services' score of 0.95 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quanta Services	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comfort Systems USA	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PWR or FIX?

Quanta Services received 339 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.67% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 597 71.67%	Underperform Votes 236 28.33%
Comfort Systems USA	Outperform Votes 258 65.65%	Underperform Votes 135 34.35%

Which has more risk and volatility, PWR or FIX?

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PWR or FIX?

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
Quanta Services	$23.67B	1.69	$744.69M	$6.03	44.73
Comfort Systems USA	$7.03B	1.76	$323.40M	$14.61	23.93

Is PWR or FIX 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
Quanta Services	3.82%	18.00%	7.14%
Comfort Systems USA	7.43%	35.28%	12.51%

Is PWR or FIX a better dividend stock?

Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Quanta Services pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comfort Systems USA pays out 11.0% 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 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.