Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsSustainabilityTrends JEC vs. PWR, EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, FLR, KBR, STRL, DY, and PRIMShould you be buying Jacobs Engineering Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jacobs Engineering Group include Quanta Services (PWR), EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Dycom Industries (DY), and Primoris Services (PRIM). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. Jacobs Engineering Group vs. Quanta Services EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA AECOM MasTec Fluor KBR Sterling Infrastructure Dycom Industries Primoris Services Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) and Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JEC or PWR? Jacobs Engineering Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quanta Services. Jacobs Engineering Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanta Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJacobs Engineering Group$12.74B1.42$847.98M$5.0526.88Quanta Services$22.90B2.12$744.69M$5.4260.59 Is JEC or PWR more profitable? Jacobs Engineering Group has a net margin of 6.66% compared to Quanta Services' net margin of 3.54%. Quanta Services' return on equity of 16.71% beat Jacobs Engineering Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jacobs Engineering Group6.66% 11.42% 5.42% Quanta Services 3.54%16.71%6.61% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JEC or PWR? Quanta Services received 70 more outperform votes than Jacobs Engineering Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.71% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 66.88% of users gave Jacobs Engineering Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJacobs Engineering GroupOutperform Votes51366.88% Underperform Votes25433.12% Quanta ServicesOutperform Votes58371.71% Underperform Votes23028.29% Does the media prefer JEC or PWR? In the previous week, Quanta Services had 8 more articles in the media than Jacobs Engineering Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Quanta Services and 0 mentions for Jacobs Engineering Group. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Jacobs Engineering Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Quanta Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Jacobs Engineering Group Neutral Quanta Services Positive Do analysts recommend JEC or PWR? Quanta Services has a consensus target price of $324.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.27%. Given Quanta Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quanta Services is more favorable than Jacobs Engineering Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jacobs Engineering Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Quanta Services 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JEC or PWR? 90.6% of Jacobs Engineering Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Jacobs Engineering Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, JEC or PWR? Jacobs Engineering Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is JEC or PWR a better dividend stock? Jacobs Engineering Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jacobs Engineering Group pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryQuanta Services beats Jacobs Engineering Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 JEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJacobs Engineering GroupHeavy Construction, Except Building Construction IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.09B$17.30B$8.74B$19.18BDividend Yield0.79%1.32%1.87%3.58%P/E Ratio26.8820.2827.6641.22Price / Sales1.421.242.2717.58Price / Cash13.1916.1922.2221.28Price / Book3.193.376.185.32Net Income$847.98M$815.00M$516.58M$989.67M Jacobs Engineering Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JECJacobs Engineering Group1.973 of 5 stars$135.75+1.3%N/A+6.3%$18.09B$12.74B26.8848,000PWRQuanta Services4.298 of 5 stars$342.24+1.4%$321.69-6.0%+54.3%$50.52B$20.88B62.2952,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEMEEMCOR Group3.8901 of 5 stars$484.90+1.2%$518.75+7.0%+116.6%$22.31B$14.24B24.3438,300Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA4.7915 of 5 stars$464.59+0.5%$493.50+6.2%+111.7%$16.54B$6.52B35.3715,800Positive NewsACMAECOM4.4807 of 5 stars$111.34-0.2%$119.38+7.2%+18.2%$14.75B$16.11B37.6751,000News CoverageMTZMasTec4.0655 of 5 stars$140.68+2.1%$149.00+5.9%+93.6%$11.15B$12.18B125.7934,000Analyst ForecastFLRFluor4.3325 of 5 stars$54.74+0.2%$60.29+10.1%+29.0%$9.39B$15.88B36.4330,187Analyst DowngradeKBRKBR4.1901 of 5 stars$58.64+0.3%$81.14+38.4%+6.4%$7.81B$7.35B24.5734,000News CoverageSTRLSterling Infrastructure1.4594 of 5 stars$180.32+0.0%$115.00-36.2%+115.5%$5.54B$2.10B30.453,000Insider TradeDYDycom Industries4.2659 of 5 stars$183.41+2.2%$206.13+12.4%+57.4%$5.35B$4.57B23.6215,611Positive NewsPRIMPrimoris Services4.084 of 5 stars$81.16+2.2%$86.00+6.0%+146.7%$4.36B$6.14B26.6814,058Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PWR Alternatives EME Alternatives FIX Alternatives ACM Alternatives MTZ Alternatives FLR Alternatives KBR Alternatives STRL Alternatives DY Alternatives PRIM 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:JEC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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