A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $67.75

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $67.75.

AOS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $65.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Oppenheimer set a $75.00 target price on shares of A. O. Smith and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st.

A. O. Smith Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:AOS opened at $56.76 on Friday. A. O. Smith has a 52 week low of $54.16 and a 52 week high of $81.86. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $60.15 and a 200 day moving average of $60.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.77, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.12.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 13.15% and a return on equity of 27.88%. The business had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $994.89 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. A. O. Smith has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.850 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that A. O. Smith will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.00%.

Institutional Trading of A. O. Smith

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AOS. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in A. O. Smith by 23.5% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 3,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 774.4% during the 2nd quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 2,416 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 12,408 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $778,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust lifted its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 6,209 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares during the period. Finally, Mufg Securities Americas Inc. boosted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 8.4% in the second quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 3,372 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

About A. O. Smith

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) is a manufacturer of water heating and water treatment products for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The company’s product portfolio includes electric and gas water heaters, boilers, storage tanks, heat pump water heaters, and related equipment and controls.

The company also provides water treatment solutions, including water softeners, filtration systems, and other products designed to improve water quality. Its products are marketed under the A.