After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Industrial Distribution industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Watsco Inc is $19.53B. A total of 0.42 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 205.75K 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 income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Watsco Inc pays an annual dividend of $10.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.23%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 37.72. 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.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WSO has a high of $571.41 and a low of $373.33.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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.
