WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires New Position in Quanta Services, Inc. $PWR

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 1,419 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $599,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in PWR. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Quanta Services in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Quanta Services in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Quanta Services by 266.7% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 77 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Quanta Services in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Quanta Services in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.49% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Quanta Services

Here are the key news stories impacting Quanta Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quanta’s latest earnings report was strong, with a large EPS and revenue beat and higher full-year guidance, reinforcing confidence in the company’s growth outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on PWR, with multiple recent price targets in the $775-$900 range, suggesting Wall Street still sees upside from current levels.
• Positive Sentiment: Quanta remains a key beneficiary of grid expansion and AI infrastructure demand, a multi-year theme that supports backlog and revenue visibility.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage has highlighted Quanta as a high-quality infrastructure winner, but the stock had already rallied strongly, making it vulnerable to profit-taking.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider Form 4 activity and a history of insider sales are weighing on sentiment, even though the filings may be related to equity awards rather than outright bearish trading.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors also appear to be de-risking higher-multiple industrial and infrastructure names after the stock’s sharp prior advance.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on PWR. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Quanta Services from $640.00 to $733.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Quanta Services from $650.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial set a $851.00 price target on shares of Quanta Services in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on shares of Quanta Services from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Quanta Services from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $800.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Quanta Services currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $733.87.

Insider Activity at Quanta Services

In other news, CEO Earl C. Jr. Austin sold 25,992 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $770.71, for a total transaction of $20,032,294.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 16,508 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,722,880.68. The trade was a 61.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Paul Nobel sold 4,000 shares of Quanta Services stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $756.98, for a total transaction of $3,027,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,080 shares in the company, valued at $6,116,398.40. The trade was a 33.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 159,992 shares of company stock valued at $123,244,714 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Quanta Services Stock Down 5.9%

Shares of NYSE:PWR opened at $651.28 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $97.73 billion, a PE ratio of 89.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Quanta Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $345.37 and a twelve month high of $788.75. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $669.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $553.70.

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The construction company reported $2.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.64. The business had revenue of $7.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7 billion. Quanta Services had a net margin of 3.67% and a return on equity of 18.64%. The company’s revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.78 EPS. Quanta Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.550-14.250 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Quanta Services, Inc. will post 12.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Quanta Services Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st. Quanta Services’s payout ratio is currently 6.04%.

Quanta Services declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Friday, May 22nd that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the construction company to purchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Quanta Services Profile

Quanta Services, Inc is a leading specialty contractor that provides comprehensive infrastructure solutions for the electric power, pipeline and energy, and communications markets. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company delivers engineering, procurement, construction, installation, maintenance and repair services that support the development, modernization and ongoing operation of critical energy and communications networks.

In the electric power sector, Quanta works on transmission and distribution systems, substation construction and grid modernization projects that include integration of renewable generation and energy storage.