A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) has been given a consensus rating of “Reduce” by the eleven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $69.3333.

AOS has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of A. O. Smith in a report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings cut A. O. Smith from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on A. O. Smith from $69.00 to $61.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research cut shares of A. O. Smith from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $70.00 price objective on shares of A. O. Smith in a research note on Friday, May 1st.

A. O. Smith Trading Up 0.1%

AOS stock opened at $60.52 on Monday. A. O. Smith has a 52 week low of $54.16 and a 52 week high of $81.86. The company has a market capitalization of $8.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.56.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.94 by ($0.09). A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 28.42% and a net margin of 13.84%.The business had revenue of $945.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $974.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. A. O. Smith has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that A. O. Smith will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AOS. Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its holdings in A. O. Smith by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 3,261 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $218,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC now owns 8,966 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $600,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Eukles Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 29,240 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,956,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 31.8% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 642 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Finally, Founders Financial Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC now owns 5,607 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

About A. O. Smith

A. O. Smith Corporation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a leading manufacturer of water heating and water treatment products for residential and commercial applications. Since its founding in 1874, the company has built a reputation for producing reliable, energy-efficient water heaters, boilers and pressure vessels. Its product portfolio encompasses gas, electric, condensing and tankless water heaters, as well as specialty boilers designed to meet a variety of building and industrial needs.

The company operates through two primary segments: North America and Asia.