Evolve Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,103 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $4,168,000.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Comfort Systems USA by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,310,126 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $4,022,597,000 after purchasing an additional 625,567 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Comfort Systems USA during the second quarter worth $6,734,037,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,428,674 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,333,367,000 after buying an additional 375,118 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,185,909 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,103,453,000 after buying an additional 332,441 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 7.4% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,064,560 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $878,454,000 after buying an additional 73,727 shares during the last quarter. 96.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at Comfort Systems USA
In other Comfort Systems USA news, Director Franklin Myers sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,693.92, for a total value of $6,775,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,389,850.40. This represents a 32.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Rhoman J. Hardy sold 342 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,900.08, for a total transaction of $649,827.36. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,591,151.20. The trade was a 15.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 17,096 shares of company stock worth $31,186,647. 1.24% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on FIX shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Comfort Systems USA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Comfort Systems USA from $2,004.00 to $2,110.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. DA Davidson assumed coverage on Comfort Systems USA in a research note on Friday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $2,100.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Comfort Systems USA in a report on Thursday, May 28th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $2,200.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a research report on Friday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $2,082.86.
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Comfort Systems USA Stock Performance
NYSE FIX opened at $1,658.28 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,783.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,655.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.78 and a beta of 1.69. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $670.19 and a fifty-two week high of $2,073.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.21.
Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The construction company reported $12.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.45 by $2.08. Comfort Systems USA had a return on equity of 53.55% and a net margin of 12.77%.The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $6.53 earnings per share. Comfort Systems USA's quarterly revenue was up 50.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will post 46.77 earnings per share for the current year.
Comfort Systems USA Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Comfort Systems USA's previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. Comfort Systems USA's payout ratio is currently 8.85%.
Comfort Systems USA Company Profile
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Comfort Systems USA, Inc is a U.S.-based mechanical contracting company that provides a range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) services to commercial, industrial and institutional customers. The company focuses on the design, installation, maintenance and repair of HVAC systems, and it supports projects from initial engineering and system selection through long-term service agreements and upgrades.
Its service offerings include new construction and retrofit installations, preventive and corrective maintenance, emergency repair, energy management and building automation systems.
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