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UBS Maintains a 'Neutral' on Watsco (WSO); Tweaking Q1

April 20, 2012 1:29 PM EDT
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Price: $439.09 +6.17%

Rating Summary:
    6 Buy, 13 Hold, 4 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 12 | Down: 10 | New: 14
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UBS Neutral Watsco (NYSE: WSO) price target of $75.00.

Analyst, Robert Barry, said, "We think a better consumer environment (confidence, claims) makes our prior 1% HVAC equipment revenue growth estimate for 1Q too low so we’re raising it to 5%. We translate this benefit
to future periods, though to a more modest degree. Warmer weather also likely helped 1Q residential new construction (RNC) so we’re also taking our Supplies growth up to 5% (was 1%). Warm weather also likely hurt furnace sales, though WSO’s exposure here is rather limited. Margins tick up on the better volume expectation, net of likely higher variable SG&A."

Raises FY12 EPS estimate from $3.18 to $3.25 and FY13 from $3.73r to $3.85.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Watsco click here. For more ratings news on Watsco click here.

Shares of Watsco closed at $70.01 yesterday.


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