Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $1,500.00 and last traded at $1,446.0870, with a volume of 368149 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $1,468.58.

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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on FIX shares. Stifel Nicolaus set a $1,611.00 target price on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Comfort Systems USA from $1,200.00 to $1,800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $1,310.00 price target on shares of Comfort Systems USA in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Comfort Systems USA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,573.67.

Comfort Systems USA Stock Down 0.6%

The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1,157.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $956.98. The company has a market cap of $50.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.49 and a beta of 1.67.

Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The construction company reported $9.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.75 by $2.62. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. Comfort Systems USA had a return on equity of 48.52% and a net margin of 11.23%.The firm’s revenue was up 41.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.09 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will post 16.85 EPS for the current year.

Comfort Systems USA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change 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 8.30%.

Insider Activity

In other Comfort Systems USA news, Director William J. Sandbrook sold 2,500 shares of Comfort Systems USA stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,443.32, for a total transaction of $3,608,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,166 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,229,471.12. The trade was a 21.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Franklin Myers sold 8,636 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 73,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $108,962,077.20. This represents a 10.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 36,371 shares of company stock valued at $50,162,493. 1.59% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Comfort Systems USA

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FIX. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in Comfort Systems USA in the fourth quarter valued at about $529,000. Mariner Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Comfort Systems USA in the fourth quarter worth $1,867,000. DGS Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Comfort Systems USA in the fourth quarter valued at $326,000. Ketron Financial purchased a new position in shares of Comfort Systems USA during the 4th quarter valued at $314,000. Finally, Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. bought a new position in shares of Comfort Systems USA during the 4th quarter worth $476,000. 96.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Comfort Systems USA Company 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.