Best Construction Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – November 11th

Caterpillar, Quanta Services, and Comfort Systems USA are the three Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Construction stocks are shares of companies involved in building homes, commercial properties, and infrastructure, including construction contractors and homebuilders. Investors often view them as cyclical investments because their performance can be affected by economic growth, interest rates, construction costs, and government infrastructure spending. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Construction stocks within the last several days.

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.

NYSE CAT traded up $23.29 on Wednesday, hitting $607.86. 2,064,215 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,914,694. Caterpillar has a twelve month low of $537.08 and a twelve month high of $1,073.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $751.89 and a 200 day moving average of $805.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. The company has a market capitalization of $278.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.65.

Quanta Services (PWR)

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.

PWR stock traded up $31.46 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $614.60. The company had a trading volume of 641,126 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,182,152. Quanta Services has a one year low of $408.36 and a one year high of $788.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $628.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $627.57.

Comfort Systems USA (FIX)

Comfort Systems USA, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and electrical installation, renovation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services for the mechanical and electrical services industry in the United States. It operates through two segments, Mechanical and Electrical. The company offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as plumbing, electrical, piping and controls, off-site construction, monitoring, and fire protection.

Shares of NYSE:FIX traded up $56.94 on Wednesday, reaching $1,162.87. 306,196 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 464,148. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.13 and a beta of 1.64. The company’s 50 day moving average is $1,493.88 and its 200-day moving average is $1,597.19. Comfort Systems USA has a fifty-two week low of $841.66 and a fifty-two week high of $2,073.99.