Watsco - WSO Competitors

Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is WSO.B or WSO a better dividend stock?

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $9.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $9.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Watsco pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Watsco has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, WSO.B or WSO?

Watsco has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WSO.B or WSO?

Watsco received 224 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watsco	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%
Watsco	Outperform Votes 323 56.67%	Underperform Votes 247 43.33%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WSO.B or WSO?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Watsco	$7.27 billion	1.61	$601.17 million	$15.41	19.59
Watsco	$7.27 billion	1.67	$601.17 million	$15.41	20.30

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WSO.B or WSO?

0.5% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Watsco shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media refer more to WSO.B or WSO?

In the previous week, Watsco had 1 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Watsco and 0 mentions for Watsco. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Watsco's score of 0.00 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	Neutral
Watsco	Positive

Is WSO.B or WSO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	8.26%	25.17%	15.56%
Watsco	8.26%	25.17%	15.56%

Do analysts rate WSO.B or WSO?

Watsco has a consensus target price of $313.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.25%. Given Watsco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Watsco is more favorable than Watsco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Watsco	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Watsco beats Watsco on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.