A. O. Smith - AOS Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for A. O. Smith in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" AOS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AOS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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10 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for A. O. Smith's stock. Their AOS share price forecasts range from $55.00 to $71.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $64.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.5%.
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A. O. Smith's stock was trading at $57.24 at the start of the year. Since then, AOS shares have increased by 15.8% and is now trading at $66.29.
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A. O. Smith saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,510,000 shares, a decrease of 16.3% from the January 31st total of 6,580,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,170,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.7 days. Approximately 4.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.07. The industrial products company earned $936.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $913.51 million. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 6.28% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.54%. The company's revenue was down 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.87 EPS.
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A. O. Smith announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Wednesday, February 15th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 30th.
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A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.81%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 31 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, AOS will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.24% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of A. O. Smith split on Thursday, October 6th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, September 7th 2016. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, October 5th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

A. O. Smith issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.15-$3.45 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.18. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.640-$3.865 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.70 billion.

10 employees have rated A. O. Smith Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. Wheeler on Glassdoor.com. Kevin J. Wheeler has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

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A. O. Smith trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AOS."

A. O. Smith's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Impax Asset Management Group plc (2.66%), Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (2.25%), Premier Fund Managers Ltd (2.11%), ProShare Advisors LLC (2.11%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.92%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Ajita G Rajendra, Benjamin A Otchere, Bruce M Smith, Daniel L Kempken, David R Warren, Gene C Wulf, Idelle K Wolf, James F Stern, Mark A Petrarca, Mark D Smith, Mark R Allen, Michael M Larsen, Patricia K Ackerman, Paul W Jones, Robert J Heideman, Ronald D Brown, Samuel M Carver and Wallace E Goodwin.
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Shares of AOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.29.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) has a market capitalization of $10.00 billion and generates $3.75 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $235.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.50 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 12,000 workers across the globe.

A. O. Smith's mailing address is 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI, 53224. The official website for the company is www.aosmith.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (414) 359-4000, via email at packerman@aosmith.com, or via fax at 414-359-4115.