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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Is PWR or FIX more profitable?

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 Services	3.54%	16.71%	6.61%
Comfort Systems USA	7.18%	32.74%	11.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PWR or FIX?

Quanta Services received 331 more outperform votes than Comfort Systems USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.71% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 65.45% of users gave Comfort Systems USA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 583 71.71%	Underperform Votes 230 28.29%
Comfort Systems USA	Outperform Votes 252 65.45%	Underperform Votes 133 34.55%

Do analysts prefer PWR or FIX?

Quanta Services presently has a consensus price target of $324.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.27%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus price target of $493.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.56%. Given Comfort Systems USA's higher possible 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)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Comfort Systems USA	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$22.90B	2.12	$744.69M	$5.42	60.59
Comfort Systems USA	$6.52B	2.39	$323.40M	$13.07	33.55

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Comfort Systems USA 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, PWR or FIX?

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PWR or FIX?

In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 2 more articles in the media than Quanta Services. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 9 mentions for Quanta Services. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Quanta Services' score of 1.37 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comfort Systems USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Quanta Services pays out 7.4% 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 raised 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.

Summary

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