Fiducient Advisors LLC bought a new position in Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 610 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $569,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIX. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Comfort Systems USA by 17.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,310,126 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $4,022,597,000 after acquiring an additional 625,567 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Comfort Systems USA by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,185,909 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,103,453,000 after acquiring an additional 332,441 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Comfort Systems USA by 37,987.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 310,031 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $289,349,000 after acquiring an additional 309,217 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Comfort Systems USA by 36.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 734,519 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $606,117,000 after acquiring an additional 197,613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its holdings in Comfort Systems USA by 1,189.1% in the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 148,312 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $79,525,000 after acquiring an additional 136,807 shares in the last quarter. 96.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Comfort Systems USA
In related news, Director Franklin Myers sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,902.57, for a total value of $8,561,565.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 68,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $131,244,986.31. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO William George III sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,948.17, for a total transaction of $7,792,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,855,938.68. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 29,694 shares of company stock valued at $54,374,425 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.
Comfort Systems USA Trading Down 0.5%
Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $10.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.81 by $3.70. Comfort Systems USA had a net margin of 12.07% and a return on equity of 51.69%. The business had revenue of $2.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.75 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will post 43.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Comfort Systems USA Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Comfort Systems USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Comfort Systems USA’s payout ratio is 9.23%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp raised shares of Comfort Systems USA from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $2,004.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Comfort Systems USA from $1,200.00 to $1,800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a report on Thursday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $2,200.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Comfort Systems USA from $1,680.00 to $1,992.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Comfort Systems USA from $1,611.00 to $1,819.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Comfort Systems USA has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,969.33.
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Comfort Systems USA Profile
Comfort Systems USA, Inc is a U.S.-based mechanical contracting company that provides a range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) services to commercial, industrial and institutional customers. The company focuses on the design, installation, maintenance and repair of HVAC systems, and it supports projects from initial engineering and system selection through long-term service agreements and upgrades.
Its service offerings include new construction and retrofit installations, preventive and corrective maintenance, emergency repair, energy management and building automation systems.
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