Stock Research: Watsco

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Watsco

NYQ:WSO US9426222009
62
  • Value
    77
  • Growth
    21
  • Safety
    Safety
    100
  • Combined
    68
  • Sentiment
    35
  • 360° View
    360° View
    62
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Company Description

Watsco, Inc. distributes heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) products. It operates in the commercial refrigeration market, selling products like condensing units, compressors, and ice machines. The company has locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and on an export basis to Latin America and the Caribbean. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $18,961 million, profits of $2,045 million, and revenue of $7,618 million with 7220 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 62 (better than 62% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Watsco are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Watsco. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 77, which means that the share price of Watsco is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 100. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 35. Professional investors are more confident in 65% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 21, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 79 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
77 17 14 25
Growth
21 77 73 27
Safety
Safety
100 83 81 88
Sentiment
35 85 20 26
360° View
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62 73 37 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
9 10 10 15
Opinions Change
57 81 34 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 87 37 36
Market Pulse
37 94 68 84
Sentiment
35 85 20 26
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
77 17 14 25
Growth
21 77 73 27
Safety Safety
100 83 81 88
Combined
68 83 52 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
62 10 17 30
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
32 7 11 13
Price vs. Book (P/B)
41 13 18 21
Dividend Yield
100 75 77 95
Value
77 17 14 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
36 59 60 34
Profit Growth
64 78 43 52
Capital Growth
27 25 68 36
Stock Returns
31 87 81 57
Growth
21 77 73 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
84 86 88 92
Refinancing
74 23 23 25
Liquidity
97 95 98 96
Safety Safety
100 83 81 88

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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