Watsco, Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：WSO）向经纪商一致建议 “持有”_新浪财经

Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO – Get Rating) has earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $294.17.

Several research firms recently commented on WSO. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Watsco in a report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. UBS Group assumed coverage on Watsco in a research report on Tuesday, January 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Watsco from $284.00 to $294.00 in a report on Monday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Watsco from $217.00 to $218.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 12th.

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Institutional Trading of Watsco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi purchased a new position in Watsco during the second quarter worth $25,000. Heritage Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Watsco in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Sargent Bickham Lagudis LLC boosted its position in shares of Watsco by 828.6% in the second quarter. Sargent Bickham Lagudis LLC now owns 130 shares of the construction company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Watsco during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Accel Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Watsco by 66.7% in the second quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 150 shares of the construction company's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.73% of the company's stock.

Watsco Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Watsco stock opened at $273.34 on Wednesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $265.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $266.96. The company has a market cap of $10.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.69 and a beta of 0.89. Watsco has a 12-month low of $220.68 and a 12-month high of $311.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Watsco (NYSE:WSO – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 20th. The construction company reported $4.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.39 by ($0.36). Watsco had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 25.19%. The business had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.03 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Watsco will post 14.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Watsco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $2.45 per share. This is a positive change from Watsco's previous quarterly dividend of $2.20. This represents a $9.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 13th. Watsco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.40%.

Watsco Company Profile

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Watsco, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes air conditioning, heating, refrigeration equipment, and related parts and supplies. The company distributes equipment comprising residential ducted and ductless air conditioners, such as gas, electric, and oil furnaces; commercial air conditioning and heating equipment systems; and other specialized equipment.