Watsco Inc. (WSO)

WSO (NYSE:Wholesale)
$87.85
pos +0.19
+0.22%
Today's Range: 87.38 - 87.95 | WSO Avg Daily Volume: 186,500
Last Update: 05/23/13 - 10:01 AM EDT
Volume: 17,222
YTD Performance: 17.04%
Open: $87.50
Previous Close: $87.66
52 Week Range: $64.13 - $90.41
Oustanding Shares: 34,635,151
Market Cap: 2,672,441,272
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for WSO
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 2 2 2 1
Moderate Buy 1 0 0 0
Hold 6 6 6 7
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 2 2 2 2
Mean Rec. 2.91 3.00 3.00 3.20
Latest Dividend: 0.25
Latest Dividend Yield: 1.12%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/11/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 31.17
Price Earnings Comparisons:
WSO Sector Avg. S&P 500
31.17 31.60 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
12.23% 26.44% 61.79%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 15.20 0.71 0.19
Net Income 74.20 2.06 0.45
EPS -1.50 0.93 0.24
Earnings for WSO:
EBITDA 0.24B
Revenue 3.43B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $1.41 $1.39 $3.70 $4.35
Number of Analysts 9 8 9 9
High Estimate $1.45 $1.49 $3.80 $4.57
Low Estimate $1.37 $1.32 $3.65 $4.07
Prior Year $1.15 $1.19 $3.04 $3.70
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 22.51% 16.91% 21.82% 17.46%
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Bullish
Mar 05, 2013 | 7:18 AM EST
WSO earnings estimates were increased through 2014, said UBS. Increased optimism about the company's end markets drove the raise. Neutr...
A decades-long tenure at the top appears to mean good things for investors.
Bearish
Jan 15, 2013 | 6:43 AM EST
WSO was downgraded from Outperform to Neutral, Robert Baird said. Valuation call, based on a $77 price target.   
Bearish
Jan 11, 2013 | 7:45 AM EST
WSO was downgraded to Underweight, JP Morgan said. Valuation call, based on a $72 price target. 
Update
Jul 31, 2012 | 7:15 AM EDT
WSO was initiated with a Neutral rating, Lazard said. Valuation call. 
Update
Jul 06, 2012 | 8:08 AM EDT
Shares of WSO rated new Neutral, Goldman Sachs said. $80 price target. Fairly valued.
Bullish
Feb 13, 2012 | 7:55 AM EST
WSO was upgraded to Neutral from Sell, UBS said.  $72 price target.  Dividend raises value. 
Bullish
Feb 10, 2012 | 8:14 AM EST
Shares of WSO now seen reaching $78, Oppenheimer said. Expect positive outlook when the company reports on March 15th. Outperform ratin...
Bearish
Jan 18, 2012 | 7:44 AM EST
WSO was downgraded from Buy to Hold, Keybanc said. Stock has made a good move, but channel checks suggest lower HVAC demand.

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