Watsco, Inc. (WSO) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $386.11 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (3).
Watsco, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Watsco," the "Company", or "we," "us," or "our") was incorporated in Florida in 1956 and is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and related parts and supplies ("HVAC/R") in the HVAC/R... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $386.11 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (3). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 43d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Watsco, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS WSO (Watsco Inc.) shares rise nearly 2 percent despite posting a wider than expected Q4 2025 EPS miss. - Cổng thông tin — Cổng thông tin điện tử Tỉnh Sơn La negative
- NEWS M&T Bank Corp Increases Stock Holdings in Watsco, Inc. $WSO - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Earnings Preview: Watsco (WSO) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Watsco (WSO) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc Sells 7,187 Shares of Watsco, Inc. $WSO - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $386.11 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (3). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $360.78. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $398.62 (+3.4% upside). Prior stop was $360.78. Stop-loss: $360.78.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (3); Earnings estimates trending DOWN.
Watsco, Inc. trades at a P/E of 31.3 (forward 27.4). TrendMatrix value score: 4.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover WSO with a consensus score of 2.8/5. Average price target: $425.
What does Watsco, Inc. do?Watsco, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Watsco," the "Company", or "we," "us," or "our") was incorporated in...
Watsco, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Watsco," the "Company", or "we," "us," or "our") was incorporated in Florida in 1956 and is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and related parts and supplies ("HVAC/R") in the HVAC/R distribution industry in North America. At December 31, 2025, we operated from 695 locations in 43 U.S.