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Watsco Inc (NYSE: WSO) closed the day trading at $442.64 down -4.77% from the previous closing price of $464.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.03 million shares were traded. WSO stock price reached its highest trading level at $459.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $428.4601.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WSO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 61.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 3.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on April 14, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $515.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 10 ’25 when Custer John Michael sold 2,200 shares for $448.27 per share. The transaction valued at 986,194 led to the insider holds 3,552 shares of the business.
ALVAREZ CESAR L sold 2,100 shares of WSO for $1,049,264 on Mar 05 ’25. The Director now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $499.65 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, CESAR L. ALVAREZ, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,100 shares for $499.65 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WSO now has a Market Capitalization of 17903063040 and an Enterprise Value of 17384220672. As of this moment, Watsco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.316 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.305.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WSO is 0.95, which has changed by -0.06043172 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WSO has reached a high of $571.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $418.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.90%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WSO traded about 298.15K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WSO traded about 362390 shares per day. A total of 40.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.74M. Insiders hold about 14.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.99% stake in the company. Shares short for WSO as of 1752537600 were 2502275 with a Short Ratio of 8.39, compared to 1749772800 on 2400162. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2502275 and a Short% of Float of 9.16.
Dividends & Splits
WSO’s forward annual dividend rate is 11.40, up from 5.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011617401The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.65. The current Payout Ratio is 81.20% for WSO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-08-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
