A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.08. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith's current full-year earnings is $3.77 per share.
Several other research firms have also weighed in on AOS. StockNews.com lowered A. O. Smith from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $81.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $83.14.
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NYSE:AOS opened at $71.43 on Friday. A. O. Smith has a 52-week low of $67.17 and a 52-week high of $92.44. The company has a market cap of $10.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.18. 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $71.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.33.
A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.82. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 14.41% and a return on equity of 30.09%. The business had revenue of $957.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $960.36 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 earnings per share.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AOS. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new position in A. O. Smith during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 214.9% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 359 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in A. O. Smith during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company's stock.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. A. O. Smith's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.79%.
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.
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