Watsco (WSO) Competitors

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

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

Watsco has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WSO.B or WSO?

0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	$7.28B	2.30	$536.34M	$13.66	31.09
Watsco	$7.28B	2.24	$536.34M	$13.66	30.22

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

In the previous week, Watsco had 16 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Watsco and 2 mentions for Watsco. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Watsco's score of 0.00 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Watsco	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WSO.B or WSO a better dividend stock?

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Watsco pays out 79.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watsco pays out 79.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watsco has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Watsco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSO.B or WSO?

Watsco received 229 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote while only 55.31% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watsco	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%
Watsco	Outperform Votes 328 55.31%	Underperform Votes 265 44.69%

Is WSO.B or WSO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	7.36%	21.36%	13.69%
Watsco	7.36%	21.36%	13.69%

Do analysts rate WSO.B or WSO?

Watsco has a consensus target price of $396.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.20%. Given Watsco's higher probable 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

Watsco beats Watsco on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.