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What: Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) shares fell 11% on Wednesday after the company announced earnings and a weak fourth-quarter guidance.

So what: Earnings per share of $0.30 were in line with expectations, but the company's fourth-quarter expectation of adjusted earnings per share from $0.23-$0.25 is below the current $0.29 estimate. Quanta is running into regulatory hurdles and low demand for transmission projects as electricity consumption is still below peak levels.

Now what: Quanta and competitor MYR Group (Nasdaq: MYRG) have both seen weaker demand than investors expected from transmission projects in particular. Natural gas pipeline projects haven't picked up the slack because excess labor is squeezing margins for pipe builders. I don't see a reason to think demand will pick up anytime soon, so I'm cutting my losses and running.

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