How to buy Quanta Services shares

Quanta Services, Inc (PWR) is a leading engineering & construction business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$92.32 after a previous close of US$91.67. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD91.4 to a high of USD93.06. The latest price was USD92.12 (25 minute delay). Quanta Services is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Quanta Services

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a US company from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. If you're just starting out, look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Quanta Services. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: PWR. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Quanta Services reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$93.16, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Quanta Services, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Quanta Services. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Quanta Services share price

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Quanta Services shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-06-11.

Open	US$92.32
High	US$93.06
Low	US$91.4
Close	US$92.12
Previous close	US$91.67
Change	US$0.45
Change %	0.4909%
Volume	1,599,095

Information last updated 2021-06-10.

52-week range	US$35.2285 - US$101.959
50-day moving average	US$95.7721
200-day moving average	US$83.1053
Target price	US$105.87
PE ratio	27.0041
Dividend yield	US$0.22 (0.23%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	US$3.438

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Is it a good time to buy Quanta Services stock?

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Quanta Services price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of $92.12

1 week (2021-06-02)	-1.53%
1 month (2021-05-12)	-2.69%
3 months (2021-03-12)	3.93%
6 months (2020-12-11)	27.82%

1 year (2020-06-12)	148.64%
2 years (2019-06-12)	147.10%
3 years (2018-06-12)	150.05%
5 years (2016-06-10)	292.50%

Is Quanta Services under- or over-valued?

Valuing Quanta Services stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Quanta Services's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Quanta Services's P/E ratio

Quanta Services's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Quanta Services shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Quanta Services's PEG ratio

Quanta Services's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.75. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Quanta Services's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Quanta Services's EBITDA

Quanta Services's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$946.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Quanta Services's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Quanta Services financials

Revenue TTM	US$11.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.69%
Gross profit TTM	US$1.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.72%
Return on equity TTM	12.28%
Profit margin	4.46%
Book value	31.374
Market capitalisation	US$12.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Quanta Services shares

There are currently 2.8 million Quanta Services shares held short by investors – that's known as Quanta Services's "short interest". This figure is 9.6% up from 2.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Quanta Services shares can be evaluated.

Quanta Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Quanta Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Quanta Services shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Quanta Services shares traded daily (recently around 927180.71895425). Quanta Services's SIR currently stands at 3.06. In other words for every 100,000 Quanta Services shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3060 shares are currently held short.

However Quanta Services's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Quanta Services shares, or, against the total number of tradable Quanta Services shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Quanta Services's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Quanta Services shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.023% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Quanta Services shares, roughly 23 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Quanta Services.

Find out more about how you can short Quanta Services stock.

Quanta Services's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Quanta Services.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Quanta Services's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 38.4

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Quanta Services's overall score of 38.4 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 80th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Quanta Services is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Quanta Services's environmental score

Environmental score: 8.57/100

Quanta Services's environmental score of 8.57 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Quanta Services is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Quanta Services's social score

Social score: 14.99/100

Quanta Services's social score of 14.99 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Quanta Services is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Quanta Services's governance score

Governance score: 12.35/100

Quanta Services's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Quanta Services is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Quanta Services's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Quanta Services scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Quanta Services has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Quanta Services, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	38.4
Total ESG percentile	80.32
Environmental score	8.57
Environmental score percentile	3
Social score	14.99
Social score percentile	3
Governance score	12.35
Governance score percentile	3
Level of controversy	1

Quanta Services share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 5.49% of net profits

Recently Quanta Services has paid out, on average, around 5.49% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.26% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Quanta Services shareholders could enjoy a 0.26% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Quanta Services's case, that would currently equate to about $0.22 per share.

While Quanta Services's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Quanta Services is investing more in its future growth.

Quanta Services's most recent dividend payout was on 14 July 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 June 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Quanta Services's shares ever split?

Quanta Services's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 9 April 2000. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Quanta Services shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Quanta Services shares which in turn could have impacted Quanta Services's share price.

Quanta Services share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Quanta Services's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$35.2285 up to US$101.959. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Quanta Services's is 1.2625. This would suggest that Quanta Services's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Quanta Services overview

Quanta Services, Inc. provides specialty contracting services worldwide. The Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions segment engages in the design, construction, upgrade, repair, and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure and substation facilities; energized installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure; installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks; and design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wirings. This segment also offers other engineering and technical services; emergency restoration services; engineering and construction services for the switchyards and transmission infrastructures; engineering and construction services related to micro-grids and battery storage; design and construction solutions to wireline and wireless communications companies and cable multi-system operators; aviation services; and training for electric workers, and gas distribution and communications industries. The Underground Utility and Infrastructure Solutions segment provides design, engineering, construction, upgrade repair, and maintenance services to customers involved in the transportation, distribution, storage and processing of natural gas, oil and other products; pipeline protection, integrity testing, rehabilitation and replacement; catalyst replacement, high-pressure and critical-path turnaround, instrumentation and electrical, and piping, and fabrication and storage tank services; engineering and construction services for pipeline systems, storage systems, and compressor and pump stations; fabrication of pipeline support systems and related structures and facilities; trenching, directional boring, and mechanized welding services; and construction services for the offshore energy market, as well as designs, installs, and maintains fueling systems and water and sewer infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Quanta Services is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.142% of Quanta Services shares are held by insiders and 94.61% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Quanta Services?

  Quanta Services's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Quanta Services based?

  Quanta Services's address is: 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States, 77056

• What is Quanta Services's ISIN number?

  Quanta Services's international securities identification number is: US74762E1029

• What is Quanta Services's CUSIP number?

  Quanta Services's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 74762E102