Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors $113.48 -5.00 (-4.22%) As of 12:14 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock J vs. FER, APG, BLD, TMHC, IBP, ROAD, IESC, GRBK, BBU, and DFHShould 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), Brookfield Business Partners (BBU), and Dream Finders Homes (DFH). 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 Brookfield Business Partners Dream Finders Homes Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Is J or FER 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 Jacobs Solutions4.28% 14.87% 6.18% Ferrovial N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in J or FER? Jacobs Solutions received 98 more outperform votes than Ferrovial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.63% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Ferrovial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJacobs SolutionsOutperform Votes10074.63% Underperform Votes3425.37% FerrovialOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in J or FER? 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer J or FER? Jacobs Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $153.86, indicating a potential upside of 29.95%. Ferrovial has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Jacobs Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Ferrovial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jacobs Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Ferrovial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, J or FER? Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJacobs Solutions$11.62B1.25$821.09M$4.8524.41Ferrovial$9.15B3.71N/AN/AN/A Is J or FER a better dividend stock? Jacobs Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Jacobs Solutions pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer J or FER? In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 12 more articles in the media than Ferrovial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 9 mentions for Ferrovial. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Ferrovial's score of 1.03 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ferrovial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryJacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$15.26B$15.62B$7.00B$18.94BDividend Yield1.05%1.52%2.53%3.79%P/E Ratio24.4115.0929.1831.59Price / Sales1.251.02156.6825.45Price / Cash16.6013.3831.4017.54Price / Book3.432.354.584.36Net Income$821.09M$821.36M$193.26M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.35%-3.03%-1.69%-3.87%1 Month Performance-3.70%-3.87%-3.21%-4.82%1 Year Performance-20.62%-13.62%1.02%0.29% Jacobs Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJacobs Solutions4.0721 of 5 stars$113.49-4.2%$153.86+35.6%-21.0%$13.91B$11.62B23.4060,000Positive NewsGap DownFERFerrovial0.8617 of 5 stars$44.88-0.9%$48.00+7.0%N/A$33.24B$9.15B0.0024,566Short Interest ↑Gap DownAPGAPi Group3.9241 of 5 stars$35.70-0.8%$43.29+21.3%-12.9%$9.94B$7.02B-18.1926,000Positive NewsGap DownBLDTopBuild4.5481 of 5 stars$306.79+0.4%$403.88+31.6%-35.7%$9.00B$5.33B15.5313,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.1993 of 5 stars$60.16+0.3%$82.43+37.0%-3.0%$6.13B$8.17B7.282,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownIBPInstalled Building Products4.5913 of 5 stars$171.90+0.7%$219.40+27.6%-36.7%$4.79B$2.94B19.1910,600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownROADConstruction Partners3.9192 of 5 stars$71.88+0.8%$92.00+28.0%+23.2%$4.03B$1.99B67.423,790Positive NewsGap DownIESCIES2.3555 of 5 stars$164.35-1.4%N/A+27.8%$3.30B$3.00B15.388,080News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGRBKGreen Brick Partners3.2669 of 5 stars$58.47+1.3%$74.00+26.6%-5.3%$2.61B$2.10B7.63550Positive NewsGap DownBBUBrookfield Business Partners4.0953 of 5 stars$23.56-1.1%$32.33+37.2%+5.9%$2.14B$40.62B-48.0872,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDFHDream Finders Homes2.6667 of 5 stars$22.51-0.8%$30.17+34.0%-50.3%$2.10B$4.45B7.351,210Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FER Alternatives APG Alternatives BLD Alternatives TMHC Alternatives IBP Alternatives ROAD Alternatives IESC Alternatives GRBK Alternatives BBU Alternatives DFH 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 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Silver Play? 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