Watsco Inc is a leading distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment and related parts, primarily serving the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) industry. The company specializes in supplying a wide range of products, including central air conditioning systems, heat pumps, ductless systems, and other essential components, to contractors, wholesalers, and retail customers. With a strong emphasis on providing high-quality products and exceptional customer service, Watsco operates an extensive network of locations across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean, positioning itself as a key player in the climate control industry. Read More
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at Watsco (NYSE:WSO) and its peers.
With spring now in the air, a few large-cap stocks have made recent announcements that they are upping dividends. With extensive uncertainty and turmoil surrounding the stock market recently, positive returns have been hard to come by. The S&P 500 Index has provided a total return of almost -14% in 2025 as of the Apr. 4 close. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLK) has a return of -21% over that period. However, many dividend-focused funds have performed much better comparatively. Although still in the red, the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: SCHD) has a total return slightly better than -7% on the year.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how infrastructure distributors stocks fared in Q4, starting with MRC Global (NYSE:MRC).
Wrapping up Q4 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the infrastructure distributors stocks, including DistributionNOW (NYSE:DNOW) and its peers.
Water and fire protection solutions company Core & Main (NYSE:CNM)
will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before market hours. Here’s what investors should know.
Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities.
However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.
Shares of equipment distributor Watsco (NYSE:WSO) jumped 8.3% in the morning session after the company reported strong fourth-quarter 2024 results, which blew past analysts' sales, operating profits, and earnings estimates. Sales rose 9.4% y/y, fueled by double-digit growth in residential HVAC equipment. Zooming out, we think this was a good quarter with some key areas of upside.
Equipment distributor Watsco (NYSE:WSO) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 9.4% year on year to $1.75 billion. Its GAAP profit of $2.37 per share was 8.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Major U.S. indices are little-changed in Tuesday's midday trading as investors monitor recent geopolitical developments and anticipate the release of the latest FOMC minutes on Wednesday.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Watsco (NYSE:WSO) and the best and worst performers in the infrastructure distributors industry.
As the Q3 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the infrastructure distributors industry, including Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) and its peers.
