Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) Receives Neutral Rating from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated their neutral rating on shares of Quanta Services (NYSE:PWRFree Report) in a report issued on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a $714.00 price target on the construction company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. CICC Research started coverage on Quanta Services in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $872.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Quanta Services from $857.00 to $784.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Quanta Services from $606.00 to $777.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Quanta Services in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Quanta Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Quanta Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $745.55.

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Quanta Services Price Performance

NYSE PWR opened at $638.74 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $698.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $602.38. The company has a market cap of $95.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.21. Quanta Services has a 1 year low of $363.01 and a 1 year high of $788.75.

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWRGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The construction company reported $2.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.64. Quanta Services had a net margin of 3.67% and a return on equity of 18.64%. The firm had revenue of $7.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.78 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. Quanta Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.550-14.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Quanta Services will post 12.8 EPS for the current year.

Quanta Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Quanta Services’s payout ratio is currently 6.04%.

Quanta Services announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Friday, May 22nd that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the construction company to purchase up to 0.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Quanta Services news, CEO Earl C. Jr. Austin sold 130,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $770.65, for a total value of $100,184,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 556,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $429,183,462.15. The trade was a 18.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Paul Nobel sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $756.98, for a total transaction of $3,027,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 8,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,116,398.40. This represents a 33.11% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 159,992 shares of company stock valued at $123,244,714 over the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Quanta Services

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Quanta Services by 2.6% in the first quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 513 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $282,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the period. Pincus Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Quanta Services by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Pincus Capital Management LP now owns 3,690 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,026,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. SouthState Bank Corp lifted its stake in Quanta Services by 23.5% in the 1st quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 84 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Quanta Services by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC now owns 692 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stiles Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in Quanta Services by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 987 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.49% of the company’s stock.

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Quanta Services, Inc is a leading specialty contractor that provides comprehensive infrastructure solutions for the electric power, pipeline and energy, and communications markets. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company delivers engineering, procurement, construction, installation, maintenance and repair services that support the development, modernization and ongoing operation of critical energy and communications networks.

In the electric power sector, Quanta works on transmission and distribution systems, substation construction and grid modernization projects that include integration of renewable generation and energy storage.

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