Comfort Systems USA, Inc. $FIX Shares Sold by Copeland Capital Management LLC

Copeland Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX) by 55.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 467 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 582 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Comfort Systems USA were worth $644,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of FIX. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Comfort Systems USA by 41.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,412 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after buying an additional 993 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 110.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,300 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $741,000 after buying an additional 1,208 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 40.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,079 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $579,000 after buying an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Comfort Systems USA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $567,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 69.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 43,631 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $23,395,000 after acquiring an additional 17,839 shares during the period. 96.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Comfort Systems USA Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:FIX opened at $1,667.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.10 and a beta of 1.66. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has a 1-year low of $513.99 and a 1-year high of $2,073.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.24. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $1,861.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,540.19.

Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $10.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.81 by $3.70. Comfort Systems USA had a return on equity of 51.69% and a net margin of 12.07%.The company had revenue of $2.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.75 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will post 43.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Comfort Systems USA Increases Dividend

The business 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%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This is a positive change from Comfort Systems USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. Comfort Systems USA’s payout ratio is presently 9.23%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William J. Sandbrook sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,732.67, for a total transaction of $2,599,005.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,282,648.22. This represents a 16.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Franklin Myers sold 6,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,954.47, for a total value of $13,094,949.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 62,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $121,401,904.05. This trade represents a 9.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 30,778 shares of company stock worth $59,746,124. Corporate insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on FIX shares. 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. Wall Street Zen cut Comfort Systems USA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Comfort Systems USA in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $2,159.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Glj Research began coverage on Comfort Systems USA in a research note on Monday, April 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $2,001.00 price objective on the stock. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,015.43.

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.