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Jacobs (JEC) Secures $125M Design Services Contract from FTE
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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. recently secured a design services contract from Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). The $125 million project is aimed at improving transit facilities of South Florida.
Jacobs follows a contract-based growth strategy and we anticipate the latest transportation deal to boost its organic growth trajectory. Notably, we notice that increased transit spending from the government authorities of Australia, UK and U.S. has been helping the company win a number of contracts for the past few quarters.
Over the last three months, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock yielded a return of 3.08%, as against 1.81% loss incurred by the Zacks categorized Engineering/R&D Services industry.
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FTE intends to widen over nine miles of the Sawgrass Expressway. Six lanes of this South Florida highway would be expanded to ten lanes, including two express lanes in each traffic direction.
Per the deal, Jacobs would design the renovation and rehabilitation framework for the FTE project. The company has remained FTE’s maintenance, as well as operations consultant for the last 25 years. It intends to strengthen this commercial bond on the back of the above mentioned deal.
The Sawgrass Expressway project will likely improve the capacity and travel time consistency for the visitors and commuters of South Florida. Moreover, FTE intends to offer long-term mobility options on the back of this deal.
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Jacobs (JEC) Secures $125M Design Services Contract from FTE
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. recently secured a design services contract from Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). The $125 million project is aimed at improving transit facilities of South Florida.
Jacobs follows a contract-based growth strategy and we anticipate the latest transportation deal to boost its organic growth trajectory. Notably, we notice that increased transit spending from the government authorities of Australia, UK and U.S. has been helping the company win a number of contracts for the past few quarters.
Over the last three months, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock yielded a return of 3.08%, as against 1.81% loss incurred by the Zacks categorized Engineering/R&D Services industry.
Inside the Headlines
FTE intends to widen over nine miles of the Sawgrass Expressway. Six lanes of this South Florida highway would be expanded to ten lanes, including two express lanes in each traffic direction.
Per the deal, Jacobs would design the renovation and rehabilitation framework for the FTE project. The company has remained FTE’s maintenance, as well as operations consultant for the last 25 years. It intends to strengthen this commercial bond on the back of the above mentioned deal.
The Sawgrass Expressway project will likely improve the capacity and travel time consistency for the visitors and commuters of South Florida. Moreover, FTE intends to offer long-term mobility options on the back of this deal.
Stocks to Consider
Some better-ranked stocks in the industry are listed below:
KB Home (KBH - Free Report) has an average positive earnings surprise of 12.47% for the last four quarters and currently boasts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI - Free Report) carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and has an average positive earnings surprise of 4.03% for the trailing four quarters.
Eagle Materials Inc (EXP - Free Report) also holds a Zacks Rank #2 and has an average positive earnings surprise of 2.66% for the past four quarters.
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Did you miss Apple's 9X stock explosion after they launched their iPhone in 2007? Now 2017 looks to be a pivotal year to get in on another emerging technology expected to rock the market. Demand could soar from almost nothing to $42 billion by 2025. Reports suggest it could save 10 million lives per decade which could in turn save $200 billion in U.S. healthcare costs.
A bonus Zacks Special Report names this breakthrough and the 8 best stocks to exploit it. Like Apple in 2007, these companies are already strong and coiling for potential mega-gains. Click to see them right now >>