Quanta Services (PWR) Competitors

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer EME or PWR?

In the previous week, Quanta Services had 9 more articles in the media than EMCOR Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Quanta Services and 9 mentions for EMCOR Group. Quanta Services' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat EMCOR Group's score of 0.81 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EMCOR Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quanta Services	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, EME or PWR?

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than EMCOR Group. EMCOR 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EMCOR Group	$12.58B	1.47	$632.99M	$15.16	26.00
Quanta Services	$20.88B	1.95	$744.69M	$5.16	53.87

Do analysts prefer EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus price target of $375.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.87%. Quanta Services has a consensus price target of $264.08, suggesting a potential downside of 5.00%. Given Quanta Services' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than Quanta Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMCOR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Quanta Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is EME or PWR a better dividend stock?

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. EMCOR Group pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services pays out 7.0% 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. EMCOR Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Quanta Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. EMCOR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, EME or PWR?

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanta Services has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EME or PWR?

Quanta Services received 286 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.18% of users gave Quanta Services an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EMCOR Group	Outperform Votes 277 63.68%	Underperform Votes 158 36.32%
Quanta Services	Outperform Votes 563 71.18%	Underperform Votes 228 28.82%

Is EME or PWR more profitable?

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 5.48% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 3.57%. Quanta Services' return on equity of 30.38% beat EMCOR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMCOR Group	5.48%	30.38%	11.33%
Quanta Services	3.57%	16.25%	6.42%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EME or PWR?

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quanta Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EMCOR Group beats Quanta Services on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.