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Stocks Info
Watsco Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Industrial Distribution industry. The current market capitalization of Watsco Inc is $20.04B. A total of 0.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 216.24K shares.
In the most recent transaction, LOGAN BARRY S sold 10,998 shares of WSO for 508.21 per share on Dec 18 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 18 ’24, Barry S Logan bought 10,998 shares at 507.87 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, LOGAN BARRY S disposed of 774 shares on May 10 ’24 at a per-share price of $473.85. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 1,770 shares of WSO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Macdonald John Alexander sold 5,334 shares at $466.41 per share on May 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 0.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Watsco Inc pays an annual dividend of $10.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.18%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.70. WSO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.28% when it declared a $2.70 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.18%. The WSO stock dividend was $2.70 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WSO has a high of $571.41 and a low of $373.33.
As of this writing, WSO has an earnings estimate of $2.19 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.85 per share and a lower estimate of $1.82.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WSO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $118.27M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $369.71M in debt and $726.72M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $74.26, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.00B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WSO is Buy with a score of 3.33.
