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Billionaire Investor Quietly Loads Up On Construction Stocks As One Gets The Axe

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“Also, APi priced a private offering of $500 million in 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2034.”
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  • MasTec Q1 2026 EPS was $1.39, surpassing analyst estimates of $0.99 and rising sharply from $0.51 a year earlier

    60% confidence
  • MasTec expects Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.20, above analyst projections of $2.12

    60% confidence
  • Robert W. Baird raised its MasTec forecast from $348 to $473

    60% confidence
  • Mizuho raised its MasTec price forecast from $428 to $498

    60% confidence
  • Barclays raised its APi Group price forecast from $52 to $54

    60% confidence
  • APi Group raised its FY2026 revenue guidance to $8.48B–$8.68B from the prior range of $8.40B–$8.60B, versus analyst estimates of $8.53B

    60% confidence
  • Truist Financial raised its MasTec forecast from $425 to $518

    60% confidence
  • Goldman Sachs raised its MasTec forecast from $348 to $487

    60% confidence
  • UBS raised its APi Group price forecast from $54 to $56

    60% confidence
  • APi Group Q1 2026 EPS was $0.32, beating analyst estimates of $0.30 and rising 28% year over year

    60% confidence
  • APi Group forecasts Q2 2026 revenue of $2.18B–$2.23B, above the consensus estimate of $2.16B

    60% confidence
  • Truist Securities raised its APi Group price forecast from $53 to $55

    60% confidence
  • MasTec anticipates Q2 2026 revenue of approximately $4.3 billion versus the $4.2 billion consensus estimate

    60% confidence
  • MasTec raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance from $8.40 to $8.79, above the analyst consensus of $8.51

    60% confidence
  • TD Cowen raised its MasTec estimate from $320 to $445

    60% confidence
  • MasTec Q1 2026 revenue climbed 34.5% YoY to $3.83 billion, ahead of the $3.49 billion consensus estimate

    60% confidence
  • Citigroup raised its MasTec forecast from $440 to $483

    60% confidence
  • MasTec sees full-year FY26 revenue of about $17.5 billion, above Wall Street expectations of $17.04 billion

    60% confidence
  • APi Group Q1 2026 revenue increased 15.3% YoY to $1.98 billion, ahead of the $1.92 billion consensus estimate

    60% confidence
  • APi Group priced a private offering of $500M in 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2034, with proceeds primarily funding acquisitions of Onyx-Fire Protection Services and Wtech Fire Group

    60% confidence

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UBS Group AG · analyst price target56 USD
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