Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. J scored 38.5, SPXC scored 71.6 — SPXC leads.
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J
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
Engineering & Construction · Quality-Growth
38.5
$139.15 · $16.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
33.1
SPXC leads
SPXC
SPX Technologies, Inc.
Building Products & Equipment · Quality-Growth
71.6
$169.46 · $8.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSPXC29.9x
Fastest growthSPXC+20.6%
Strongest balance sheetSPXC0.26
Highest qualitySPXC66 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
J
stronger →← stronger
SPXC
54
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
66
55
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
91
19
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
62
SPXC is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
J
SPXC
$645mC+
FCF
$303mC
+4.6%C+
Rev
+20.6%A-
1.25C
D/E
0.26A-
46.2xC
P/E
29.9xB
0.42A
PEG
0.95B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
J
SPXC
28% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
68% above
~10%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~25%/yr
-22%
1-yr DCF upside
-50%
-22%
5-yr DCF upside
-41%
-20%
10-yr DCF upside
-25%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
J
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
SPXC
Why this score
Durable high returns
Diluting shareholders
The companies
JJacobs Solutions Inc.
Engineering & Construction · $139.15 · beta 0.70
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $16.3b. 17% off the 52-week high of $168.44. PEG 0.42 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $162.47 (implying +17% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 179% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Trailing P/E 46x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 2.4% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 8% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
SPXCSPX Technologies, Inc.
Building Products & Equipment · $169.46 · beta 1.24
Why now
Building Products & Equipment · market cap $8.5b. Down 33% from 52-week high of $251.08 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +21%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.95 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $253.29 (implying +49% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 109% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where J and SPXC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 33.1 points in favor of SPXC. The widest single difference is Value, where SPXC leads by 42.5 points.
ValueJ 19.2 · SPXC 61.7SPXC +42.5
GrowthJ 55.2 · SPXC 90.6SPXC +35.4
QualityJ 53.9 · SPXC 65.8SPXC +11.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is SPXC or J the better stock?
SPXC scores higher: SPXC 71.6, J 38.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do SPXC and J differ most?
The widest gap is value, where SPXC leads by 43 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. SPXC leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are SPXC and J scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.