Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors $134.02 -1.05 (-0.78%) (As of 12:04 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends J vs. FER, APG, BLD, TMHC, ROAD, IBP, IESC, GRBK, DFH, and LGIHShould 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), Construction Partners (ROAD), Installed Building Products (IBP), IES (IESC), 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 APi Group TopBuild Taylor Morrison Home Construction Partners Installed Building Products IES 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend FER or J? Ferrovial currently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Jacobs Solutions has a consensus target price of $156.11, suggesting a potential upside of 15.58%. 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is FER or J more profitable? Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 5.16% compared to Ferrovial's net margin of 0.00%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 14.82% beat Ferrovial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FerrovialN/A N/A N/A Jacobs Solutions 5.16%14.82%6.45% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FER or J? Jacobs Solutions received 96 more outperform votes than Ferrovial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.24% 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 Votes9874.24% Underperform Votes3425.76% 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$8.84B3.55N/AN/AN/AJacobs Solutions$11.50B1.46$821.09M$6.3321.34 Does the media refer more to FER or J? In the previous week, Ferrovial had 1 more articles in the media than Jacobs Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ferrovial and 4 mentions for Jacobs Solutions. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Ferrovial's score of 0.56 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jacobs Solutions 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryJacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm PressElon to SHOCK the Market By Dec. 31st?There’s a little-known backdoor way to play Elon’s “Super-IPO”… With as little as $50. Click here to learn all of the details. 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$16.75B$17.45B$7.20B$19.26BDividend Yield0.85%1.32%2.25%3.63%P/E Ratio21.3419.9528.2040.76Price / Sales1.461.24436.7618.84Price / Cash17.4816.2031.4021.25Price / Book3.673.356.025.31Net Income$821.09M$815.00M$125.38M$989.46M7 Day Performance-0.16%0.26%4.50%1.03%1 Month Performance-4.36%-2.64%10.14%-4.76%1 Year Performance4.06%30.86%19.93%12.09% Jacobs Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJacobs Solutions4.3041 of 5 stars$134.02-0.8%$156.11+16.5%+4.1%$16.62B$11.50B21.1745,000Short Interest ↓FERFerrovial1.2788 of 5 stars$41.92+1.0%$48.00+14.5%N/A$31.05B$8.84B0.0024,799Short Interest ↑APGAPi Group3.2979 of 5 stars$36.37-1.5%$43.43+19.4%+4.0%$9.99B$6.92B-18.4629,000Short Interest ↑BLDTopBuild4.559 of 5 stars$310.80+0.2%$439.38+41.4%-17.1%$9.17B$5.30B15.6814,012Short Interest ↑TMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.6249 of 5 stars$60.42+1.2%$85.33+41.2%+13.7%$6.25B$7.83B7.992,800ROADConstruction Partners3.2732 of 5 stars$91.13-1.8%$69.00-24.3%+106.5%$5.09B$1.82B69.044,920IBPInstalled Building Products4.6934 of 5 stars$178.000.0%$247.10+38.8%-4.6%$5.01B$2.91B19.7810,600Short Interest ↑IESCIES3.4074 of 5 stars$209.99-1.2%N/A+165.7%$4.19B$2.88B21.239,485Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownGRBKGreen Brick Partners2.4108 of 5 stars$57.34-0.5%$69.00+20.3%+8.7%$2.55B$1.98B7.45600DFHDream Finders Homes4.249 of 5 stars$23.54-1.8%$32.17+36.6%-34.7%$2.20B$4.03B7.691,236Positive NewsLGIHLGI Homes2.9774 of 5 stars$89.84-1.5%$122.33+36.2%-32.7%$2.11B$2.25B10.771,089 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FER Alternatives APG Alternatives BLD Alternatives TMHC Alternatives ROAD Alternatives IBP Alternatives IESC 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 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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