Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR – Free Report) by 18.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 67,090 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,360 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Quanta Services were worth $36,834,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Quanta Services by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,206,761 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,619,626,000 after buying an additional 126,014 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Quanta Services by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,086,544 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,718,371,000 after acquiring an additional 110,360 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Quanta Services by 35.2% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,915,440 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,230,493,000 after acquiring an additional 758,862 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Quanta Services by 4.9% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,150,718 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $813,144,000 after purchasing an additional 99,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Quanta Services during the fourth quarter valued at about $817,285,000. 90.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms have recently weighed in on PWR. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Quanta Services from $857.00 to $784.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Quanta Services from $630.00 to $901.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $784.00 price objective on shares of Quanta Services in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Quanta Services from $606.00 to $777.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on Quanta Services from $851.00 to $940.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $745.55.
Quanta Services Trading Up 17.5%
Shares of PWR opened at $659.11 on Friday. Quanta Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $363.01 and a twelve month high of $788.75. The stock has a market cap of $98.91 billion, a PE ratio of 90.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $681.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $611.83.
Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $4.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.93. The company had revenue of $9.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. Quanta Services had a net margin of 3.67% and a return on equity of 18.64%. Quanta Services’s revenue was up 41.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.48 earnings per share. Quanta Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.450-16.950 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Quanta Services, Inc. will post 12.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Quanta Services Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. Quanta Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.04%.
Quanta Services announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, May 22nd that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the construction company to reacquire up to 0.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Key Quanta Services News
Here are the key news stories impacting Quanta Services this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q2 results significantly beat expectations. Quanta reported $9.56 billion in revenue, up 41.1% year over year, versus the $8.61 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted diluted EPS was $4.24, well above estimates near $3.30 and up from $2.48 a year earlier. Quanta Services Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Management raised full-year 2026 guidance across key metrics. The company now expects adjusted EPS of $16.45-$16.95 and revenue of $39.3-$39.7 billion, above consensus forecasts of approximately $13.78 EPS and $35.0 billion in revenue. Quanta Projects 2026 Revenue as Backlog Supports Raised Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Record backlog improves revenue visibility. Total backlog reached $53.4 billion, including $33.6 billion of remaining performance obligations, supporting management’s more confident outlook and signaling sustained demand for power and infrastructure projects.
- Positive Sentiment: Cash generation was robust. Quanta produced $1.1 billion in operating cash flow and $0.9 billion in free cash flow during the quarter, while adjusted EBITDA reached $1.1 billion. These results provide additional financial flexibility to fund growth and capital returns. Quanta Services Posts Record Q2 Results and Boosts Outlook
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains demanding. Following the rally, PWR trades at roughly 90 times earnings based on the provided data, leaving the stock sensitive to any slowdown in backlog conversion, project execution, or future guidance.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CAO Paul Nobel sold 4,000 shares of the business’s 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 directly owned 8,080 shares in the company, valued at $6,116,398.40. The trade was a 33.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Earl C. Jr. Austin sold 130,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $770.65, for a total value of $100,184,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 556,911 shares in the company, valued at $429,183,462.15. This trade represents a 18.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 159,992 shares of company stock valued at $123,244,714 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.
Quanta Services Profile
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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