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A. O. Smith (AOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$66.92 +2.14 (+3.30%)
Closing price 04/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$67.05 +0.13 (+0.19%)
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About A. O. Smith Stock (NYSE:AOS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$66.29
$68.18
50-Day Range
$59.65
$69.68
52-Week Range
$58.83
$92.45
Volume
2.69 million shs
Average Volume
1.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.63 billion
P/E Ratio
18.44
Dividend Yield
2.03%
Price Target
$76.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. It also provides commercial water treatment and filtration product; expansion tanks, commercial solar water heating systems, swimming pool and spa heaters, and related products and parts; and electric wall-hung, gas tankless, combi-boiler, and heat pump and solar water heaters. The company offers its products under the A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, Hague, Water-Right, Master Water, Atlantic Filter, and Water Tec brands. It distributes its products through independent wholesale plumbing distributors, as well as to retail channels consisting of hardware and home center chains, and manufacturer representative firms; and offers Aquasana branded products directly to consumers through e-commerce channels. A. O. Smith Corporation was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A. O. Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

AOS MarketRank™: 

A. O. Smith scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    A. O. Smith has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    A. O. Smith has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about A. O. Smith's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for A. O. Smith are expected to grow by 11.70% in the coming year, from $3.76 to $4.20 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 18.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 18.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.83.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    A. O. Smith has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    A. O. Smith has a P/B Ratio of 5.13. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.63% of the float of A. O. Smith has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    A. O. Smith has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in A. O. Smith has recently increased by 5.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    A. O. Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    A. O. Smith has been increasing its dividend for 31 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of A. O. Smith is 37.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, A. O. Smith will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.38% next year. This indicates that A. O. Smith will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about A. O. Smith's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.63% of the float of A. O. Smith has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    A. O. Smith has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in A. O. Smith has recently increased by 5.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    A. O. Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for A. O. Smith this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 8 people have searched for AOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added A. O. Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, A. O. Smith insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $94,864.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.76% of the stock of A. O. Smith is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.10% of the stock of A. O. Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about A. O. Smith's insider trading history.
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AOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

A. O. Smith's stock was trading at $68.21 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AOS shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $66.92.
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A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Shares of A. O. Smith split on Thursday, October 6th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, September 7th 2016. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, October 5th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of A. O. Smith: Giant Factories, Master Water Conditioning, Water-Right, Water-Right Inc, Hague, Hague Quality Water, Aquasana Inc., and others.

A. O. Smith's top institutional investors include Impax Asset Management Group plc (3.60%), KBC Group NV (1.16%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.83%) and Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.79%). Insiders that own company stock include James F Stern, Mark D Smith, Kevin J Wheeler, Ajita G Rajendra, Idelle K Wolf, Michael M Larsen, Robert J Heideman, Daniel L Kempken, Douglas Samuel Karge, Samuel M Carver and Benjamin A Otchere.
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Shares of AOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that A. O. Smith investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/18 Dividend
1/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend
1/31/2025
Dividend Payable
2/18/2025
Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Today
4/30/2025
Record date for 5/15 Dividend
4/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend
4/30/2025
Dividend Payable
5/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Household appliances
Sub-Industry
Building Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:AOS
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
1874

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$76.50
High Stock Price Target
$84.00
Low Stock Price Target
$65.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.44
Forward P/E Ratio
17.80
P/E Growth
1.46
Net Income
$533.60 million
Pretax Margin
18.36%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.82 billion
Cash Flow
$4.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.19
Book Value
$13.05 per share
Price / Book
5.13

Miscellaneous

Free Float
140,072,000
Market Cap
$9.63 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.26

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This page (NYSE:AOS) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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