Q1 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Raised by Zacks Research

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.97 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.96. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith's current full-year earnings is $3.76 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for A. O. Smith's FY2025 earnings at $3.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS - Get Free Report) last released 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%.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on A. O. Smith from $88.00 to $84.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DA Davidson downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on A. O. Smith from $80.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $80.86.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 2.0 %

NYSE AOS traded down $1.36 on Friday, hitting $65.68. The stock had a trading volume of 1,645,269 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,506,066. A. O. Smith has a 52-week low of $65.53 and a 52-week high of $92.44. The business's fifty day moving average price is $70.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market cap of $9.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith's dividend payout ratio is currently 37.47%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On A. O. Smith

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,721,581 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $693,630,000 after purchasing an additional 299,766 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 1.5% in the third 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 period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,302,659 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $206,848,000 after acquiring an additional 87,458 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 40.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,648,825 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $112,467,000 after acquiring an additional 471,990 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,143,241 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $77,980,000 after purchasing an additional 74,418 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company's stock.

About A. O. Smith

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.