PWR Stock Analysis — Quanta Services
Sector: Industrials
AI Verdict
At 51.8x forward earnings, you're paying up for a near-doubling of profits, but the premium only makes sense if Quanta's moat keeps the growth engine running at this pace.
Competitive Moat
Quanta Services builds and maintains critical infrastructure for electric power, renewable energy, and communications, giving it entrenched relationships with utilities and grid operators. Its scale and expertise in large, complex projects create high switching costs and recurring demand as the grid modernizes.
Summary
A 95.4% jump in expected earnings is driving attention after a 115.91% one-year return.
Where It Stands
Shares are up 115.91% over the past year, trade at 51.8x next year's earnings (well above the 20x industrials median), and the RSI of 39.1 signals the stock is cooling after a big run.
Key Metrics
- RSI: 39.1 — Near Oversold
- Trailing P/E: 101.3x
- Forward P/E: 51.8x
- PEG Ratio: 1.06
- Earnings Growth: +1.0%
- Revenue Growth: +0.2%
- Market Cap: $110.6B
- Dividend Yield: 0.00%
- 1-Year Return: 115.91%
- 5-Year Return: 6.750078658
- 52-Week High: $788.75
- 52-Week Low: $326.89
Analyst Consensus
26 Buy · 8 Hold · 0 Sell (34 analysts)
Bull Case
You're paying 51.8x forward earnings for 95.4% EPS growth, which is cheap for this level of acceleration if Quanta's utility relationships keep delivering projects.
Bear Case
If the forward P/E drops to the sector median of 20x, that's a 61% downside from here, and the RSI at 39.1 suggests momentum has already cooled.
Catalyst to Watch
Watch for new grid modernization contract wins or project delays, as either could sharply shift earnings expectations.