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

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$68.72 +0.28 (+0.41%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About A. O. Smith Stock (NYSE:AOS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$68.07
$69.41
50-Day Range
$68.44
$82.62
52-Week Range
$68.07
$92.44
Volume
2.86 million shs
Average Volume
977,653 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.96 billion
P/E Ratio
18.08
Dividend Yield
1.98%
Price Target
$83.17
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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92nd Percentile Overall Score

AOS MarketRank™: 

A. O. Smith scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 177 stocks in the industrial products 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 2.14, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 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 6.90% in the coming year, from $3.77 to $4.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.04.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.08.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    A. O. Smith has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. 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 5.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.75% 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 3.1, 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 10.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    A. O. Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 1.97%, 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 35.79%. 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 33.75% 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

    2.75% 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 3.1, 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 10.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    A. O. Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for A. O. Smith this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for AOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added A. O. Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, A. O. Smith insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.70% 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 News Headlines

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Zacks Research Has Negative View of A. O. Smith Q4 Earnings
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AOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

A. O. Smith's stock was trading at $82.44 at the start of the year. Since then, AOS stock has decreased by 16.6% and is now trading at $68.72.
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A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.82. The industrial products company had revenue of $957.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $960.36 million. A. O. Smith had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.09% and a net margin of 14.41%.
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Shares of A. O. Smith split before market open on Thursday, October 6th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, September 7th 2016. The newly minted shares were issued 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 more.

Top institutional investors of A. O. Smith include State Street Corp (5.33%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.47%), Impax Asset Management Group plc (2.16%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.59%). 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, 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.
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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

Last Earnings
10/22/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend
10/31/2024
Dividend Payable
11/15/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Household appliances
Sub-Industry
Building Products
CUSIP
83186520
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
1874

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$83.17
High Stock Price Target
$90.00
Low Stock Price Target
$78.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.14
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$556.60 million
Pretax Margin
18.82%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.89 billion
Cash Flow
$4.20 per share
Book Value
$12.50 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
141,080,000
Market Cap
$9.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.16

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This page (NYSE:AOS) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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