Reviewing Vesuvius (OTCMKTS:CKSNY) & Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR)

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) and Vesuvius (OTCMKTS:CKSNY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Quanta Services pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Quanta Services pays out 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanta Services has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Quanta Services and Vesuvius”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quanta Services	$28.48 billion	3.95	$1.03 billion	$7.29	102.91
Vesuvius	$2.39 billion	0.60	$68.84 million	N/A	N/A

Quanta Services has higher revenue and earnings than Vesuvius.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Quanta Services and Vesuvius, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanta Services	0	8	17	0	2.68
Vesuvius	0	0	0	0	0.00

Quanta Services currently has a consensus target price of $695.73, indicating a potential downside of 7.26%. Given Quanta Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Quanta Services is more favorable than Vesuvius.

Risk & Volatility

Quanta Services has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vesuvius has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Quanta Services and Vesuvius’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanta Services	3.67%	18.64%	6.88%
Vesuvius	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.5% of Quanta Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Quanta Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Quanta Services beats Vesuvius on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quanta Services

Quanta Services, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for the electric and gas utility, renewable energy, communications, and pipeline and energy industries in the United States, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company’s Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions segment engages in the design, procurement, construction, upgrade, repair, and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure and substation facilities; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure projects; installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks; and design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wirings. This segment also offers aviation services; emergency restoration services; and other engineering and technical services; design and construction solutions to wireline and wireless communications, cable multi-system operators, and other customers; and training for electric workers, as well as training for the gas distribution and communications industries. The company’s Renewable Energy Infrastructure Solutions segment is involved in engineering, procurement, construction, repair, and maintenance of wind, solar, and hydropower generation facilities, as well as battery storage facilities; and provision of engineering and construction services for substations and switchyards, transmission, and other electrical infrastructures. The company’s Underground Utility and Infrastructure Solutions segment offers design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, repair, and maintenance services for natural gas systems for gas utility customers; fabrication services for pipeline support systems and structures and facilities; and engineering and construction services for pipeline and storage systems, and compressor and pump stations. The company was formerly known as Fabal Construction, Inc. and changed its name to Quanta Services, Inc. in November 1997. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Vesuvius

Vesuvius plc is engaged in molten metal flow engineering, principally serving the steel and foundry industries. It develops and manufactures high-technology products and solutions for supply to the steel and casting industries. The Company operates through two segments: Steel and Foundry. The Steel division consists of various product lines, such as Steel Flow Control, Advanced Refractories and Technical Services. Its solution is a fully integrated robotic spray application system with a coupled mixing and laser setting system for the accurate location of the tundish furniture and mix preparation. The automatic robotic mixing and application system is fully contained and shielded with automatic shutdown if someone enters the working zone inside the tundish stand. Its technology allows robots to handle various tasks, such as manipulating steel samplers and temperature or hydrogen sensors, and to distribute powder into the tundish.