Watsco - WSO Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Watsco in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" WSO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WSO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Watsco's shares. Their WSO share price forecasts range from $218.00 to $350.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $294.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.4%.
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Watsco's stock was trading at $249.40 at the start of the year. Since then, WSO stock has increased by 26.0% and is now trading at $314.18.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 16th 2023.
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Watsco will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 16th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 19th. The construction company reported $3.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.55 by $0.07. The construction company earned $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.83 billion. Watsco had a net margin of 7.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.19%. The company's revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.76 EPS.

Watsco declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 17th will be given a dividend of $2.45 per share on Tuesday, January 31st. This represents a $9.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 13th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $2.20.
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Watsco (NYSE:WSO) pays an annual dividend of $9.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.10%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 70.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WSO will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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15 employees have rated Watsco Chief Executive Officer Albert H. Nahmad on Glassdoor.com. Albert H. Nahmad has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees. 68.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Watsco to a friend.

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Watsco trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WSO."

Watsco's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (5.63%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (1.47%), Markel Corp (1.29%), Boston Financial Mangement LLC (0.93%), Caledonia Investments PLC (0.71%) and Welch & Forbes LLC (0.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Barry S Logan, Brian E Keeley, Cesar L Alvarez and George Sape.
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Shares of WSO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WSO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $314.18.

Watsco (NYSE:WSO) has a market capitalization of $12.17 billion and generates $7.20 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $418.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $13.88 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,900 workers across the globe.

Watsco's mailing address is 2665 SOUTH BAYSHORE DRIVE SUITE 901, MIAMI FL, 33133. The official website for the company is www.watsco.com. The construction company can be reached via phone at (305) 714-4100, via email at info@watsco.com, or via fax at 305-858-4492.