<div id="readability-page-1">Analyst upgrade boost: Quanta Services earned a Zacks Rank #1 after upward earnings revisions, strong growth forecasts, and a 27.3% share price gain in four weeks. Earnings miss impact: Installed Building Products missed Q1 revenue and profit estimates, citing severe weather, residential softness, and rising insurance costs. Remodeling slowdown ahead: Harvard’s LIRA projects home improvement growth to slow to 0.5% in early 2027 as high rates, inflation, and labor shortages weigh on spending.</div>

<p>Quanta Services received a Zacks Rank #1 due to upward earnings revisions and a 27.3% share price increase. In contrast, Installed Building Products missed Q1 revenue and profit estimates, attributing this to severe weather and rising costs. Additionally, Harvard’s LIRA forecasts a slowdown in home improvement growth to 0.5% by early 2027, impacted by high rates and inflation.</p>

Quanta Services gets top rating as IBP faces headwinds