Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors $122.38 +3.18 (+2.67%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock J vs. FER, APG, BLD, TMHC, IBP, ROAD, IESC, GRBK, DFH, and ECGShould you be buying Jacobs Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jacobs Solutions include Ferrovial (FER), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Installed Building Products (IBP), Construction Partners (ROAD), IES (IESC), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), and Everus (ECG). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. Jacobs Solutions vs. Ferrovial APi Group TopBuild Taylor Morrison Home Installed Building Products Construction Partners IES Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Everus Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) and Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Which has better valuation and earnings, FER or J? Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFerrovial$9.15B3.83N/AN/AN/AJacobs Solutions$11.62B1.29$821.09M$4.8525.20 Is FER or J a better dividend stock? Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer FER or J? In the previous week, Ferrovial had 1 more articles in the media than Jacobs Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ferrovial and 12 mentions for Jacobs Solutions. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Ferrovial's score of 0.97 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferrovial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jacobs Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FER or J? 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FER or J more profitable? Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 4.28% compared to Ferrovial's net margin of 0.00%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 14.87% beat Ferrovial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FerrovialN/A N/A N/A Jacobs Solutions 4.28%14.87%6.18% Do analysts rate FER or J? Ferrovial presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.50%. Jacobs Solutions has a consensus target price of $152.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.47%. Given Jacobs Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Ferrovial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ferrovial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Jacobs Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the MarketBeat Community favor FER or J? Jacobs Solutions received 98 more outperform votes than Ferrovial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.07% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Ferrovial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFerrovialOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% Jacobs SolutionsOutperform Votes10074.07% Underperform Votes3525.93% SummaryJacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Jacobs Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for J and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart J vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJacobs SolutionsHeavy construction, except building construction IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.96B$17.02B$7.14B$18.91BDividend Yield1.10%1.53%2.69%4.16%P/E Ratio25.1716.6730.4632.34Price / Sales1.291.12162.3828.34Price / Cash16.6013.3831.6117.53Price / Book3.542.634.804.45Net Income$821.09M$821.36M$195.43M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.31%2.91%14.97%3.20%1 Month Performance-0.60%-0.32%0.26%-5.90%1 Year Performance-15.11%-0.46%8.23%3.61% Jacobs Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJacobs Solutions3.1406 of 5 stars$122.38+2.7%$152.14+24.3%-17.5%$15.00B$11.62B25.2360,000Positive NewsFERFerrovial1.2874 of 5 stars$45.06-1.9%$48.00+6.5%N/A$34.03B$9.15B0.0024,566News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAPGAPi Group3.3916 of 5 stars$33.44-3.9%$43.14+29.0%-6.2%$9.24B$7.02B-16.9726,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsBLDTopBuild4.5396 of 5 stars$276.56-3.1%$398.56+44.1%-25.3%$8.09B$5.33B13.9513,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.17 of 5 stars$55.58-1.5%$78.00+40.3%+0.7%$5.65B$8.17B6.713,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageIBPInstalled Building Products4.6392 of 5 stars$153.58-2.9%$216.09+40.7%-30.7%$4.24B$2.94B17.0610,300News CoveragePositive NewsROADConstruction Partners3.7188 of 5 stars$72.95-5.8%$92.00+26.1%+49.4%$4.08B$1.99B68.183,790Positive NewsIESCIES2.9061 of 5 stars$166.36-9.1%N/A+46.3%$3.33B$3.00B15.498,080Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners3.2033 of 5 stars$54.50-2.2%$74.00+35.8%+4.9%$2.43B$2.10B7.08550Positive NewsDFHDream Finders Homes3.2107 of 5 stars$21.01-2.2%$30.17+43.6%-38.9%$1.96B$4.45B6.871,210News CoveragePositive NewsECGEverus2.2479 of 5 stars$35.40-8.9%$63.33+78.9%N/A$1.81B$2.85B0.007,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FER Alternatives APG Alternatives BLD Alternatives TMHC Alternatives IBP Alternatives ROAD Alternatives IESC Alternatives GRBK Alternatives DFH Alternatives ECG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:J) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJames Altucher: Do not invest in AI unless…I made millions during the crypto boom. 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