Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors $132.45 -1.07 (-0.80%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends J vs. FER, BLD, APG, TMHC, IBP, IESC, ROAD, GRBK, DFH, and LGIHShould you be buying Jacobs Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jacobs Solutions include Ferrovial (FER), TopBuild (BLD), APi Group (APG), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Installed Building Products (IBP), IES (IESC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), and LGI Homes (LGIH). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. Jacobs Solutions vs. Ferrovial TopBuild APi Group Taylor Morrison Home Installed Building Products IES Construction Partners Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes LGI Homes 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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FER or J? Jacobs Solutions received 94 more outperform votes than Ferrovial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.40% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Ferrovial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFerrovialOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% Jacobs SolutionsOutperform Votes9575.40% Underperform Votes3124.60% Do analysts recommend FER or J? Ferrovial currently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.74%. Jacobs Solutions has a consensus target price of $158.56, suggesting a potential upside of 19.71%. Given Ferrovial's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ferrovial is more favorable than Jacobs Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ferrovial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Jacobs Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Which has better valuation & earnings, FER or J? Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFerrovial$8.84B3.25N/AN/AN/AJacobs Solutions$16.35B1.01$665.78M$5.0626.18 Is FER or J more profitable? Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Ferrovial's net margin of 0.00%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 14.76% beat Ferrovial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FerrovialN/A N/A N/A Jacobs Solutions 3.72%14.76%6.62% Does the media prefer FER or J? In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 25 more articles in the media than Ferrovial. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 9 mentions for Ferrovial. Ferrovial's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Jacobs Solutions' score of 0.57 indicating that Ferrovial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferrovial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jacobs Solutions 14 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FER or J? 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryJacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. 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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$16.46B$16.92B$6.91B$19.88BDividend Yield0.83%1.31%2.90%3.52%P/E Ratio26.1821.0746.2142.95Price / Sales1.011.22205.5019.18Price / Cash14.4115.9424.2917.86Price / Book2.533.455.085.52Net Income$665.78M$801.52M$121.42M$986.45M7 Day Performance-5.80%0.67%0.18%0.45%1 Month Performance-7.71%1.23%8.42%1.05%1 Year Performance5.91%46.82%30.65%24.67% Jacobs Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJacobs Solutions4.2585 of 5 stars$132.45-0.8%$158.56+19.7%-3.3%$16.59B$11.50B20.9260,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFERFerrovial1.894 of 5 stars$38.79-1.0%$48.00+23.7%N/A$29.01B$8.84B0.0024,799BLDTopBuild4.7977 of 5 stars$351.05+0.3%$440.44+25.5%+17.9%$10.36B$5.19B17.7114,012Positive NewsAPGAPi Group2.817 of 5 stars$36.00+0.7%$44.00+22.2%+21.4%$9.82B$6.93B0.0029,000TMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.2407 of 5 stars$69.30-0.3%$77.33+11.6%+52.9%$7.19B$7.42B9.172,800Positive NewsIBPInstalled Building Products4.3961 of 5 stars$208.53+0.8%$252.30+21.0%+41.8%$5.87B$2.91B23.1710,600Short Interest ↓IESCIES3.1407 of 5 stars$265.60-7.0%N/A+293.7%$5.31B$2.38B31.288,427Short Interest ↓Positive NewsROADConstruction Partners3.3374 of 5 stars$91.31-1.8%$69.00-24.4%+115.4%$4.91B$1.56B67.644,014GRBKGreen Brick Partners1.5156 of 5 stars$68.70-0.3%$69.00+0.4%+44.4%$3.07B$1.98B8.92600Positive NewsDFHDream Finders Homes3.3803 of 5 stars$28.01+2.3%$32.17+14.8%+14.3%$2.62B$3.75B9.151,236LGIHLGI Homes2.6142 of 5 stars$101.79+0.6%$126.00+23.8%-16.0%$2.38B$2.36B12.211,089 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FER Alternatives BLD Alternatives APG Alternatives TMHC Alternatives IBP Alternatives IESC Alternatives ROAD Alternatives GRBK Alternatives DFH Alternatives LGIH Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:J) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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