A. O. Smith (AOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. O. Smith brand and other regional brands through plumbing wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and professional contractors.

Founded in 1874 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, A. O. Smith has expanded from its early manufacturing operations into a global water technology company. It serves customers in North America, China, India, Europe, and other international markets, with products tailored to local residential and commercial requirements.

Kevin J. Wheeler serves as A. O. Smith’s president and chief executive officer. The company focuses on developing energy-efficient water heating technologies and water treatment systems for homes, businesses, and industrial users.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.62 to $57.28
• 50-Day Range: $56.41 to $63.98
• 52-Week Range: $54.16 to $81.86
• Volume: 530,715 shs
• Average Volume: 1.57 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Dividend Yield: 2.54%
• Price Target: $67.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

A. O. Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

A. O. Smith scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 246th out of 666 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

A. O. Smith has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

A. O. Smith has a consensus price target of $67.75, representing about 19.0% upside from its current price of $56.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

A. O. Smith has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for A. O. Smith are expected to grow by 8.56% in the coming year, from $3.74 to $4.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 15.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 15.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

A. O. Smith has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

A. O. Smith has a P/B Ratio of 4.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.84% of the float of A. O. Smith has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

A. O. Smith has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.33.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in A. O. Smith has recently increased by 1.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

A. O. Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

A. O. Smith has been increasing its dividend for 31 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of A. O. Smith is 40.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, A. O. Smith will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.47% next year. This indicates that A. O. Smith will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.07

News Sentiment

A. O. Smith has a news sentiment score of -0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for A. O. Smith this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for AOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added A. O. Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, A. O. Smith insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% of the stock of A. O. Smith is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.10% of the stock of A. O. Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Building Products
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AOS
• CIK: 91142
• Web: www.aosmith.com
• Phone: (414) 359-4000
• Fax: 414-359-4115
• Employees: 11,500
• Year Founded: 1874

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for A. O. Smith: $67.75
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.18
• P/E Growth: 1.26
• Net Income: $546.20 million
• Net Margins: 13.15%
• Pretax Margin: 16.95%
• Return on Equity: 27.88%
• Return on Assets: 15.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 1.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.01
• Cash Flow: $4.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.43
• Book Value: $13.34 per share
• Price / Book: 4.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 135,910,000
• Free Float: 135,229,000
• Market Cap: $7.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12