In the past week, PWR stock has gone up by 7.69%, with a monthly gain of 9.97% and a quarterly surge of 11.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.84%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.57% for Quanta Services, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.99% for PWR’s stock, with a 23.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Quanta Services, Inc (NYSE: PWR) Right Now?
Quanta Services, Inc (NYSE: PWR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 65.54x compared to its average ratio. PWR has 36-month beta value of 1.07. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for PWR is 145.89M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.15% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PWR on January 24, 2025 was 1.00M shares.
PWR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Quanta Services, Inc (NYSE: PWR) has plunged by -0.72 when compared to previous closing price of 357.33, but the company has seen a 7.69% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-23 that Quanta Services (PWR) concluded the recent trading session at $354.75, signifying a -0.72% move from its prior day’s close.
Analysts’ Opinion of PWR
Daiwa Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PWR reach a price target of $355. The rating they have provided for PWR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 06th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to PWR, setting the target price at $335 in the report published on October 15th of the previous year.
PWR Trading at 7.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PWR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.84%, as shares surge +8.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.56% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PWR rose by +7.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $328.49. In addition, Quanta Services, Inc saw 12.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PWR starting from Studer Karl W, who sale 23,357 shares at the price of $270.51 back on Aug 21 ’24. After this action, Studer Karl W now owns 10,631 shares of Quanta Services, Inc, valued at $6,318,341 using the latest closing price.
Studer Karl W, the Officer of Quanta Services, Inc, proposed sale 15,538 shares at $270.63 during a trade that took place back on Aug 21 ’24, which means that Studer Karl W is holding shares at $4,205,099 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PWR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Quanta Services, Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 12.42, with 4.76 for asset returns.
Based on Quanta Services, Inc (PWR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.77 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.23.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Quanta Services, Inc (PWR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
