Quanta Services, Inc (NYSE: PWR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -2.56 in relation to its previous close of 269.60. However, the company has experienced a 4.23% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-28 that More demand for infrastructural solutions and a solid backlog aid PWR. However, regulatory issues and labor constraints ail.
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 43.62x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for PWR is at 1.03. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PWR is 146.34M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.39% of that float. The average trading volume for PWR on April 11, 2025 was 1.78M shares.
PWR’s Market Performance
PWR’s stock has seen a 4.23% increase for the week, with a 5.46% rise in the past month and a -15.86% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.77% for Quanta Services, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.72% for PWR stock, with a simple moving average of -9.33% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PWR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PWR stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for PWR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for PWR in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $286 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PWR reach a price target of $300, previously predicting the price at $343. The rating they have provided for PWR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 19th, 2025.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to PWR, setting the target price at $316 in the report published on February 25th of the current year.
PWR Trading at -2.77% 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 -28.20% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.69%, as shares surge +4.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.79% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PWR rose by +4.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $260.82. In addition, Quanta Services, Inc saw -16.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Quanta Services, Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 13.32, with 5.18 for asset returns.
Based on Quanta Services, Inc (PWR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 5.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.16 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.63. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Quanta Services, Inc (PWR) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
