MasTec delivers extraordinary 34% revenue growth and a perfect 4-for-4 earnings beat streak with an average surprise of 15%, but quality metrics remain below acceptable thresholds and momentum is insufficient to support a new position.
Thesis pillars
- Revenue Growth Leadership→Stable
- Earnings Beat Streak Perfect→Stable
- Quality Below Minimum Floor→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026
MasTec, Inc. (MTZ) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $181.00: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.1/10 and A.R:R 7.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 13.46; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
MasTec provides engineering, construction, maintenance, and upgrade services for communications, clean energy, power delivery, pipeline, and civil infrastructure through five operating segments. The company serves telecom carriers, utilities, and energy companies primarily... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $181.00: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.1/10 and A.R:R 7.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 13.46; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 18, MACD bearish. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — MasTec, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Citigroup Maintains Buy on MasTec, Lowers Price Target to $308 — benzinga Oct 23, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Citi Maintains Buy Rating on MasTec, Adjusts Price Target to $308 — fiscal.ai Oct 23, 2026 positive
- NEWS Goldman Sachs Maintains Buy Rating on MasTec, Adjusts Price Target — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS J.P. Morgan Maintains Overweight Rating on MasTec — fiscal.ai Oct 19, 2026 neutral
- NEWS JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on MasTec, Lowers Price Target to $303 — benzinga Oct 19, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:14:34Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $181.00: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.1/10 and A.R:R 7.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 13.46; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 18, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $168.33. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $324.13 (+79.1% upside). Prior stop was $168.33. Stop-loss: $168.33.
Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0).
MasTec, Inc. trades at a P/E of 28.9 (forward 14.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
27 analysts cover MTZ with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $360.
What does MasTec, Inc. do?MasTec provides engineering, construction, maintenance, and upgrade services for communications, clean energy, power...
MasTec provides engineering, construction, maintenance, and upgrade services for communications, clean energy, power delivery, pipeline, and civil infrastructure through five operating segments. The company serves telecom carriers, utilities, and energy companies primarily through multi-year master service agreements, employing approximately 36,000 workers across 810 North American locations as of December 31, 2025.