MasTec (MTZ) Competitors

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) and MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PWR or MTZ?

MasTec received 144 more outperform votes than Quanta Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.72% of users gave MasTec an outperform vote while only 71.74% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 589 71.74%	Underperform Votes 232 28.26%
MasTec	Outperform Votes 733 74.72%	Underperform Votes 248 25.28%

Does the media refer more to PWR or MTZ?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 45 more articles in the media than MasTec. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Quanta Services and 10 mentions for MasTec. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat MasTec's score of 1.08 indicating that Quanta Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quanta Services	38 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MasTec	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PWR or MTZ?

Quanta Services currently has a consensus target price of $331.53, suggesting a potential upside of 22.90%. MasTec has a consensus target price of $158.57, suggesting a potential upside of 25.51%. Given MasTec's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MasTec is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
MasTec	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PWR or MTZ?

90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of MasTec shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of MasTec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, PWR or MTZ?

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasTec has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PWR or MTZ more profitable?

Quanta Services has a net margin of 3.54% compared to MasTec's net margin of 0.73%. Quanta Services' return on equity of 16.71% beat MasTec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanta Services	3.54%	16.71%	6.61%
MasTec	0.73%	8.27%	2.55%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PWR or MTZ?

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than MasTec. Quanta Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MasTec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quanta Services	$20.88B	1.91	$744.69M	$5.42	49.77
MasTec	$12.00B	0.83	-$49.95M	$1.12	112.81

Summary

Quanta Services beats MasTec on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.