Q1 Earnings Forecast for A. O. Smith Issued By DA Davidson

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS - Free Report) - DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.92 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith's current full-year earnings is $3.76 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for A. O. Smith's FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on AOS. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $80.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $88.00 to $84.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com upgraded A. O. Smith from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research note on Saturday, February 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on A. O. Smith from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $80.86.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE:AOS traded down $0.32 on Tuesday, hitting $65.19. 1,263,832 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,518,397. The company has a market cap of $9.45 billion, a PE ratio of 17.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17. A. O. Smith has a 1 year low of $64.94 and a 1 year high of $92.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $69.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.56.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 net margin of 13.98% and a return on equity of 28.87%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On A. O. Smith

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 4.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,721,581 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $693,630,000 after buying an additional 299,766 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in A. O. Smith by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,586,905 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $321,348,000 after acquiring an additional 52,593 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in A. O. Smith by 3.9% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,302,659 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $206,848,000 after acquiring an additional 87,458 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 40.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,648,825 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $112,467,000 after purchasing an additional 471,990 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,231,084 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $83,972,000 after purchasing an additional 12,305 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.10% of the company's stock.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.09%. A. O. Smith's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.47%.

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.