Banco Santander S.A. Buys New Stake in Comfort Systems USA, Inc. $FIX

Banco Santander S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,853 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,655,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of FIX. Belpointe Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,036,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC raised its stake in Comfort Systems USA by 0.9% during the third quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 1,478 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,220,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 3.8% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 497 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $406,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 898 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp boosted its stake in shares of Comfort Systems USA by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 270 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $145,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. 96.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Comfort Systems USA

Here are the key news stories impacting Comfort Systems USA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results and massive backlog — FIX reported Q4 EPS of $9.37 vs. $4.09 a year earlier and revenue of $2.65B, driven by data‑center/new construction demand; year‑end backlog jumped to roughly $11.9B, signaling multi‑quarter visibility for revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Record earnings, dividend raise and upgrades — management raised the quarterly dividend (now $0.70), free cash flow exceeded $1B for 2025, and firms including Zacks and DA Davidson have moved to bullish ratings/targets, supporting upside in analyst expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Data‑center/AI tailwind and positive coverage — multiple outlets highlight FIX’s fast growth from tech customers (~45% of revenue) and modular/building electrical work as durable growth drivers, underpinning higher price targets from brokers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Stock‑split discussion — commentators note a potential split could improve retail accessibility but would be cosmetic (no change to fundamentals). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling this week — multiple insiders (including the CEO, CFO and several directors) sold large blocks of shares totaling millions of dollars, which can create short‑term downward pressure or signal liquidity needs. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and near‑term execution risk — FIX is trading at elevated multiples after the rally; 2026 will require sustaining very tough year‑over‑year comps after nearly doubling EPS in 2025, which raises execution expectations. Read More.

Comfort Systems USA Price Performance

FIX opened at $1,430.19 on Friday. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has a one year low of $276.44 and a one year high of $1,500.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,157.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $956.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.49 and a beta of 1.67.

Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The construction company reported $9.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.75 by $2.62. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.34 billion. Comfort Systems USA had a net margin of 11.23% and a return on equity of 48.52%. Comfort Systems USA’s revenue was up 41.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.09 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will post 16.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Comfort Systems USA Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Comfort Systems USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. Comfort Systems USA’s payout ratio is currently 8.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Franklin Myers sold 8,636 shares of Comfort Systems USA stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,472.56, for a total value of $12,717,028.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 73,995 shares in the company, valued at $108,962,077.20. This trade represents a 10.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Laura Finley Howell sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $996.16, for a total value of $996,160.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 7,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,907,518.08. This represents a 11.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 36,371 shares of company stock valued at $50,162,493 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.59% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on FIX. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $1,310.00 target price on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Comfort Systems USA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $1,611.00 target price on Comfort Systems USA in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Comfort Systems USA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Comfort Systems USA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,573.67.

About Comfort Systems USA

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.