Jacobs Solutions (J) Competitors $139.86 +2.60 (+1.89%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$139.85 -0.01 (0.00%) As of 06:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends J vs. FER, BLD, APG, TMHC, IBP, IESC, ROAD, GRBK, CCS, and DFHShould 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), Century Communities (CCS), and Dream Finders Homes (DFH). 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 Century Communities Dream Finders Homes Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, J or FER? Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJacobs Solutions$11.50B1.51$821.09M$6.3322.07FerrovialN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of J or FER? 85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer J or FER? In the previous week, Jacobs Solutions had 18 more articles in the media than Ferrovial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Jacobs Solutions and 2 mentions for Ferrovial. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Ferrovial's score of 0.43 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Jacobs Solutions Positive Ferrovial Neutral Is J or FER 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 Jacobs Solutions5.16% 14.82% 6.45% Ferrovial N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate J or FER? Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $156.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.67%. Ferrovial has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given Jacobs Solutions' higher possible upside, equities research 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Ferrovial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in J or FER? Jacobs Solutions received 97 more outperform votes than Ferrovial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.44% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Ferrovial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJacobs SolutionsOutperform Votes9974.44% Underperform Votes3425.56% FerrovialOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% SummaryJacobs Solutions beats Ferrovial on 12 of the 13 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$17.32B$17.47B$8.00B$20.33BDividend Yield0.82%1.30%2.21%3.62%P/E Ratio22.0718.8828.9442.22Price / Sales1.511.04103.5216.64Price / Cash18.0716.1931.2520.35Price / Book3.803.146.135.91Net Income$821.09M$815.00M$137.58M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.37%-6.02%-1.18%0.41%1 Month Performance4.64%-2.92%-1.05%5.47%1 Year Performance1.00%25.21%20.65%17.36% Jacobs Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJacobs Solutions4.4296 of 5 stars$139.86+1.9%$156.00+11.5%-0.3%$17.35B$11.50B22.0945,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageFERFerrovial1.3217 of 5 stars$43.37-0.2%$48.00+10.7%N/A$32.12BN/A0.0024,799Short Interest ↓BLDTopBuild4.2043 of 5 stars$354.60+0.4%$437.00+23.2%-9.1%$10.46B$5.19B17.8914,012Short Interest ↓Positive NewsAPGAPi Group3.3202 of 5 stars$37.16-2.7%$43.38+16.7%+15.9%$10.21B$6.93B-18.8629,000News CoverageTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.6491 of 5 stars$66.99+2.2%$84.00+25.4%+21.5%$6.93B$7.42B8.852,800Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageIBPInstalled Building Products4.4315 of 5 stars$204.97+0.0%$240.40+17.3%+0.6%$5.76B$2.78B22.7610,600IESCIES2.4252 of 5 stars$223.63-21.5%N/A+159.3%$4.49B$2.88B22.709,485Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageROADConstruction Partners3.0142 of 5 stars$79.83-5.5%$75.40-5.5%+77.8%$4.47B$1.82B60.564,920Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.9727 of 5 stars$62.91+3.5%$69.00+9.7%+16.6%$2.80B$1.78B8.16550Positive NewsCCSCentury Communities4.6897 of 5 stars$79.29+3.3%$104.00+31.2%-15.5%$2.48B$3.69B7.901,650Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageDFHDream Finders Homes3.4547 of 5 stars$24.99+2.1%$32.17+28.7%-30.3%$2.33B$3.75B8.151,236Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FER Alternatives BLD Alternatives APG Alternatives TMHC Alternatives IBP Alternatives IESC Alternatives ROAD Alternatives GRBK Alternatives CCS Alternatives DFH 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 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe #1 Stock for Trump’s Second Term?Imagine how much money you could make if you bought all of the top performing stocks during Trump's second ter...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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