A. O. Smith (AOS) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) is expected to be announcing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.89 per share and revenue of $946.3250 million for the quarter. A. O. Smith has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.700-3.900 EPS.Investors are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The industrial products company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.10. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 13.68% and a return on equity of 28.42%. The business had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $997.89 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.06 earnings per share. A. O. Smith’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect A. O. Smith to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

A. O. Smith Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE AOS opened at $69.89 on Tuesday. A. O. Smith has a 1-year low of $58.83 and a 1-year high of $80.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market capitalization of $9.79 billion, a PE ratio of 19.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.59.

A. O. Smith Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This is a positive change from A. O. Smith’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.88%.

Insider Transactions at A. O. Smith

In other A. O. Smith news, Chairman Kevin J. Wheeler sold 22,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.26, for a total transaction of $1,581,972.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 100,647 shares in the company, valued at $7,172,105.22. This represents a 18.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On A. O. Smith

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AOS. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 4.0% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 27,895 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,975,000 after buying an additional 1,069 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 29.6% in the second quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 29,341 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,924,000 after buying an additional 6,707 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 50.9% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 23,889 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after buying an additional 8,056 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith in the second quarter valued at about $72,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 109.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 70,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,629,000 after buying an additional 36,887 shares during the period. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AOS has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $76.00 target price (up from $74.00) on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, A. O. Smith presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $77.43.

About A. O. Smith

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.