MARKET WIREYahoo • 15h ago
Stocks making big moves this week: Watsco, Universal Display, Chipotle, Teladoc, and ServiceNowCheck out the companies making headlines this week:
Why WSO Stock surged +4.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$303.00 +4.18% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Watsco Inc. (WSO) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (28% profit margin, 18% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.
ROARABLE B- • BUY
Cap $12.62B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:59% Call Buyers ($2.7M)
41% PutsMax Pain: $297.00
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Why WSO Stock surged +4.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Watsco Inc. (WSO) surged +4.18% to $303.00 as options desks priced 59% call premium vs. 41% put protection around the $297 max-pain magnet. High-quality cash engine (28% profit margin, 18% return on capital) with steady institutional support.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 14% of its 52-week range ($277.34 – $459) with RSI-14 at 50.2 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.7M in bullish call flow vs. $1.8M in put flow (Put/Call 0.69x, implied earnings swing ±7%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable B- (Buy) backed by 28% gross margin and $535.1M annual free cash flow.
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CATALYSTYahoo • 1d ago
WSO Q3 deep dive: margin compression amid growth and technology investmentEquipment distributor Watsco (NYSE:WSO) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 7.4% year on year to $2.22 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.77 per share was 9.7% below analysts’ consensus estim
CATALYSTYahoo • 1d ago
Watsco’s Q3 earnings call: our top 5 analyst questionsWatsco’s third quarter was met with a negative market reaction, as the company’s non-GAAP earnings per share came in below Wall Street expectations despite revenue growth. Management attributed the quarter’s performance
CATALYSTSeekingAlpha • 2d ago
Watsco Remains Overvalued Even Following The Significant Decline From Its All-Time High In 2024Watsco looks overvalued at 26x earnings despite weak growth, margin pressure, and dividend risk. Read here for more analysis on WSO stock.
MARKET WIRESeekingAlpha • 4d ago
Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Strategy: Q3 2026 Top Contributors And DetractorsThis report highlights the Q3 2026 performance contributors and portfolio changes for the Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Strategy. Read the full analysis now.
CATALYSTYahoo • 4d ago
Watsco (WSO) Stock Slips After Q3 Results Put Margins In FocusWatsco just posted its Q3 2026 report with record quarterly sales of US$2.22b and basic earnings per share of US$4.03. The stock slipped about 1.4% to roughly US$301, extending a soft three month stretch, even as the bus
MARKET WIREFintel • 4d ago
Watsco, Inc. Enters into New $750.0 Million Credit FacilityMARKET WIREYahoo • 4d ago
Watsco, Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Call SummaryMoby summary of Watsco, Inc.'s Q3 2026 earnings call
RISK WATCHYahoo • 4d ago
Why Watsco (WSO) shares are falling todayShares of equipment distributor Watsco (NYSE:WSO) fell 3.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported third-quarter 2026 financial results with GAAP earnings per share below analyst expectations.
CATALYSTYahoo • 4d ago
Watsco (WSO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptResidential demand normalizes as record revenue and cash flow fuel acquisition expansion.
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WSO // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -30.67%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $304.1H $307.8L $301.7C $303.6VOL 613.0K
RES: $323.9SUP: $268.7SMA50: $305.7SMA200: $366.2
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
15.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. -5.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is WSO stock moving today?
Why WSO Stock surged +4.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (28% profit margin, 18% return on capital) with steady institutional support.