Watsco (WSO) Competitors

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Dover had 1 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dover and 2 mentions for Watsco. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Dover's score of 0.00 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Dover presently has a consensus price target of $238.79, indicating a potential upside of 8.20%. Watsco has a consensus price target of $399.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Watsco.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Watsco has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.85%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Watsco's return on equity.

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Watsco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Watsco and Watsco both had 2 articles in the media. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Eagle Materials' score of 0.46 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Watsco currently has a consensus target price of $399.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Eagle Materials has a consensus target price of $224.30, suggesting a potential upside of 3.26%. Given Watsco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Watsco is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Watsco pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Watsco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Watsco has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Watsco has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

89.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.85%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat Watsco's return on equity.

89.7% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Comfort Systems USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Comfort Systems USA has a net margin of 12.07% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.85%. Comfort Systems USA's return on equity of 51.69% beat Watsco's return on equity.

Watsco currently has a consensus price target of $399.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Comfort Systems USA has a consensus price target of $1,991.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.92%. Given Comfort Systems USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comfort Systems USA is more favorable than Watsco.

Watsco has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comfort Systems USA has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the broader market.

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Comfort Systems USA pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Watsco pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Comfort Systems USA pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Comfort Systems USA has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Comfort Systems USA had 39 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Comfort Systems USA and 2 mentions for Watsco. Comfort Systems USA's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Watsco's score of 0.61 indicating that Comfort Systems USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Comfort Systems USA has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. Watsco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comfort Systems USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Graco had 1 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Graco and 2 mentions for Watsco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Watsco's score of 0.61 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Graco has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Watsco has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Graco presently has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.07%. Watsco has a consensus price target of $399.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Watsco.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.85%. Graco's return on equity of 18.66% beat Watsco's return on equity.

Graco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Watsco. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.