Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and AECOM (NYSE:ACM) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, J or ACM?

Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in J or ACM?

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate J or ACM?

Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $151.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.81%. AECOM has a consensus price target of $123.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.28%. Given Jacobs Solutions' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than AECOM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
AECOM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is J or ACM more profitable?

AECOM has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Jacobs Solutions' net margin of 3.53%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.67% beat Jacobs Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jacobs Solutions	3.53%	15.67%	6.11%
AECOM	3.85%	27.67%	5.65%

Is J or ACM a better dividend stock?

Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AECOM pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AECOM pays out 22.7% 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. Jacobs Solutions has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AECOM has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Jacobs Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, J or ACM?

Jacobs Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AECOM. AECOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jacobs Solutions, 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
Jacobs Solutions	$11.50B	1.44	$821.09M	$3.63	37.98
AECOM	$16.11B	0.93	$402.27M	$4.59	24.66

Does the media prefer J or ACM?

In the previous week, AECOM had 3 more articles in the media than Jacobs Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AECOM and 20 mentions for Jacobs Solutions. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat AECOM's score of 0.82 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jacobs Solutions	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AECOM	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

AECOM beats Jacobs Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.