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The price of Quanta Services, Inc (NYSE: PWR) closed at $278.40 in the last session, up 3.80% from day before closing price of $268.22. In other words, the price has increased by $3.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded. PWR stock price reached its highest trading level at $279.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $273.83.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PWR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.61 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, B. Riley Securities on March 19, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $300 from $343 previously.
On February 25, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $338 to $316.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 21 ’24 when Studer Karl W sold 23,357 shares for $270.51 per share. The transaction valued at 6,318,341 led to the insider holds 10,631 shares of the business.
Studer Karl W bought 15,538 shares of PWR for $4,205,099 on Aug 21 ’24. On Aug 21 ’24, another insider, Karl W Studer, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,819 shares for $268.25 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PWR now has a Market Capitalization of 41258323968 and an Enterprise Value of 45007396864. As of this moment, Quanta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.901 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.005.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PWR is 1.02, which has changed by 0.074157 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PWR has reached a high of $365.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $227.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.28%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PWR traded on average about 1.66M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1648090 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 147.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 146.34M. Insiders hold about 1.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.47% stake in the company. Shares short for PWR as of 1740700800 were 4060726 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1738281600 on 3809731. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4060726 and a Short% of Float of 3.11.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PWR is 0.37, which was 0.37 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0013794646The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.22. The current Payout Ratio is 6.14% for PWR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743638400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-04-10 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
