A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) Given Average Recommendation of “Reduce” by Analysts

Shares of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” by the nine analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $67.75.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AOS. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Oppenheimer set a $75.00 price objective on shares of A. O. Smith and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Zacks Research cut shares of A. O. Smith from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $70.00 price target on shares of A. O. Smith in a report on Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Trading of A. O. Smith

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AOS. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 3,481.8% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 394 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of A. O. Smith in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of A. O. Smith in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in A. O. Smith during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in A. O. Smith by 67.9% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 487 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 0.3%

A. O. Smith stock opened at $63.02 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.59. The company has a market cap of $8.69 billion, a PE ratio of 17.51, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.17. A. O. Smith has a fifty-two week low of $54.16 and a fifty-two week high of $81.86.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.07. A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 13.15%.The firm had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $994.89 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.07 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. A. O. Smith has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.850 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that A. O. Smith will post 3.74 EPS for the current year.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 31st. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is 40.00%.

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.