Hills Bank & Trust Co Lowers Position in Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR)

Hills Bank & Trust Co lessened its position in Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWRFree Report) by 18.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 405 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 90 shares during the quarter. Hills Bank & Trust Co’s holdings in Quanta Services were worth $128,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PWR. State Street Corp raised its stake in Quanta Services by 1.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,748,637 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,713,956,000 after buying an additional 89,975 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Quanta Services by 1.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,459,411 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,027,887,000 after buying an additional 46,357 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Quanta Services by 4.3% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,060,052 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $316,055,000 after buying an additional 43,715 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Quanta Services by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,024,510 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $323,797,000 after buying an additional 45,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its stake in Quanta Services by 4.6% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 960,081 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $286,248,000 after buying an additional 42,579 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.49% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PWR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Daiwa Capital Markets cut Quanta Services from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Quanta Services from $394.00 to $371.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Quanta Services from $388.00 to $323.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on Quanta Services in a report on Friday, February 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $350.00 target price for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised Quanta Services from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $338.00 to $316.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.95.

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Quanta Services Stock Performance

NYSE:PWR opened at $261.47 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $294.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $304.30. Quanta Services, Inc. has a 52-week low of $227.11 and a 52-week high of $365.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.75 billion, a PE ratio of 43.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.10.

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWRGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The construction company reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.62 by $0.12. Quanta Services had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 3.82%. The business had revenue of $6.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.61 billion. Analysts forecast that Quanta Services, Inc. will post 9.34 EPS for the current year.

Quanta Services Profile

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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.

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