A. O. Smith (AOS) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) recently:

• 2/1/2025 – A. O. Smith had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/31/2025 – A. O. Smith had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $88.00 to $84.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – A. O. Smith had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $80.00 to $74.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – A. O. Smith had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $90.00 to $84.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – A. O. Smith was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/18/2025 – A. O. Smith had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/15/2025 – A. O. Smith was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/14/2025 – A. O. Smith was upgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – A. O. Smith had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $78.00 to $73.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – A. O. Smith was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/11/2024 – A. O. Smith had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $91.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/10/2024 – A. O. Smith was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/9/2024 – A. O. Smith had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $85.00 to $78.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

A. O. Smith Price Performance

AOS stock traded down $0.49 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $66.55. 936,027 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,483,670. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.55. The company has a market cap of $9.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.33, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $70.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.04. A. O. Smith Co. has a 52-week low of $65.53 and a 52-week high of $92.44.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.05). A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 28.87% and a net margin of 13.98%. As a group, analysts predict that A. O. Smith Co. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is currently 37.47%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On A. O. Smith

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 4.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,721,581 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $693,630,000 after buying an additional 299,766 shares during the last quarter. 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 valued at $321,348,000 after buying an additional 52,593 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 3.9% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,302,659 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $206,848,000 after buying an additional 87,458 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its position in A. O. Smith by 40.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,648,825 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $112,467,000 after purchasing an additional 471,990 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in A. O. Smith by 7.9% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,137,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $102,153,000 after purchasing an additional 83,495 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

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.