On July 28, Quanta fell 3.04% in regular trading, trading at $584.32/share, with turnover of approximately $63.27 million, as multiple headwinds converged ahead of its upcoming earnings release.
On the news front, JPMorgan downgraded Quanta from Overweight to Neutral on July 21, slashing its price target from $805 to $714. Jefferies had earlier reduced its target from $857 to $784. The consensus mean price target among analysts polled stands at approximately $803.46. The clustering of downgrades ahead of Quanta's second-quarter earnings report, scheduled for July 30 pre-market with expected EPS of $3.03, has intensified wait-and-see sentiment among investors.
The broader Construction & Engineering sector experienced pronounced weakness. Among peers, Sterling Construction fell 11.18%, Comfort Systems USA dropped 7.91%, Argan declined 7.89%, MasTec lost 7.55%, and EMCOR Group slid 3.78%, reflecting broad-based selling pressure across the industry.
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