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

Company Overview

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) is a global manufacturer of water heating and water treatment equipment. The company serves residential and commercial customers with products including electric and gas water heaters, tankless water heaters, boilers, storage tanks, and related systems.

Its water treatment offerings include residential and commercial filtration, softening, purification, and disinfection products. A. O. Smith sells products under brands such as A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, and Takagi through distributors, retailers, contractors, and other sales channels.

Founded in 1874 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company has evolved from an industrial manufacturer into a water technology business. A. O. Smith serves customers primarily in North America, China, India, and other international markets. Its leadership includes President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. Wheeler.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.98 to $58.04
• 50-Day Range: $56.62 to $63.98
• 52-Week Range: $54.16 to $81.86
• Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.96
• Dividend Yield: 2.51%
• Price Target: $67.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

A. O. Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

A. O. Smith scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 231st out of 667 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: 3.2 / 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 18.0% upside from its current price of $57.44.

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 15.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 15.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.79.

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 4.31. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.75% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in A. O. Smith has recently decreased by 2.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

A. O. Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, 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: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

A. O. Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for A. O. Smith this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for AOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -47% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added A. O. Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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: 9/12/2026
• 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: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.36
• 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: 2.04
• Cash Flow: $4.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.51
• Book Value: $13.34 per share
• Price / Book: 4.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 135,910,000
• Free Float: 135,229,000
• Market Cap: $7.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16