Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2021 EPS estimates for Comfort Systems USA in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Eastman expects that the construction company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Comfort Systems USA's Q4 2021 earnings at $1.01 EPS.
Separately, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Comfort Systems USA from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 30th.
Comfort Systems USA stock opened at $72.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a PE ratio of 17.35 and a beta of 1.09. Comfort Systems USA has a one year low of $43.62 and a one year high of $88.53. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.64. Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 28th. The construction company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.93 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $713.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $738.60 million. Comfort Systems USA had a return on equity of 19.66% and a net margin of 5.45%.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 24th. Investors of record on Friday, August 13th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 12th. This is an increase from Comfort Systems USA's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Comfort Systems USA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.83%.
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIX. BlackRock Inc. raised its position in Comfort Systems USA by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 5,692,525 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $425,630,000 after purchasing an additional 247,231 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Comfort Systems USA by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,693,102 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $290,979,000 after purchasing an additional 63,150 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Comfort Systems USA by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,142,821 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $90,043,000 after purchasing an additional 47,033 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Comfort Systems USA by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 647,046 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $50,981,000 after purchasing an additional 2,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Comfort Systems USA by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 600,252 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $47,293,000 after purchasing an additional 16,369 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.23% of the company's stock.
About Comfort Systems USA
Comfort Systems USA, Inc engages in the provision of mechanical and electrical contracting services. It operates through the following segments: Mechanical Services, Electrical Services, and Corporate. The Mechanical Services segment includes HVAC, plumbing, piping, and controls, as well as off-site construction, monitoring and fire protection.
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