A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.600-3.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.020. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.8 billion-$3.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.0 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on AOS. DA Davidson lowered shares of A. O. Smith from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group raised A. O. Smith from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $81.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $83.14.

A. O. Smith Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AOS traded down $2.30 during trading on Thursday, reaching $66.92. The company had a trading volume of 1,892,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,318,412. The firm's fifty day moving average is $70.95 and its 200 day moving average is $77.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.70 billion, a PE ratio of 17.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.18. A. O. Smith has a twelve month low of $65.53 and a twelve month high of $92.44.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.05). A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 30.09% and a net margin of 14.41%. On average, equities analysts forecast that A. O. Smith will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith's payout ratio is currently 35.79%.

A. O. Smith Company Profile

A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. The company offers water heaters for residences, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; boilers for hospitals, schools, hotels, and other large commercial buildings, as well as homes, apartments, and condominiums; and water treatment products comprising point-of-entry water softeners, well water solutions, and whole-home water filtration products, and point-of-use carbon and reverse osmosis products for residences, restaurants, hotels, and offices.