A. O. Smith Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for A. O. Smith in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" A. O. Smith stock. 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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A. O. Smith is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 29th 2021.
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A. O. Smith will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.15. The industrial products company earned $834.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $769.10 million. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 11.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.29%. A. O. Smith's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.56 EPS.
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A. O. Smith's stock was trading at $39.97 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AOS stock has increased by 71.1% and is now trading at $68.37.
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A. O. Smith announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 12th. Investors of record on Friday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Monday, May 17th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 29th.
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A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.55%. A. O. Smith has been increasing its dividend for 29 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of A. O. Smith is 46.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, A. O. Smith will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.07% next year. This indicates that A. O. Smith will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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A. O. Smith shares split on the morning of Thursday, October 6th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, September 7th 2016. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, October 5th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of A. O. Smith stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

A. O. Smith announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Monday, June 3rd 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 4.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

A. O. Smith issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.40 to $2.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.38.

10 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for A. O. Smith's shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $72.00. On average, they anticipate A. O. Smith's stock price to reach $57.29 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.2%.
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10 employees have rated A. O. Smith CEO Kevin J. Wheeler on Glassdoor.com. Kevin J. Wheeler has an approval rating of 82% among A. O. Smith'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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.67%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.30%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.14%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.11%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.10%) and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.09%). Company insiders that own A. O. Smith stock include Ajita G Rajendra, Daniel L Kempken, Gene C Wulf, Helen E Gurholt, Idelle K Wolf, Mark D Smith, Patricia K Ackerman, Paul R Dana, Paul W Jones, Robert J Heideman, Ronald D Brown and Wallace E Goodwin.
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AOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CX Institutional, Brendel Financial Advisors LLC, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Private Capital Group LLC, Veracity Capital LLC, and Optimum Investment Advisors. Company insiders that have sold A. O. Smith company stock in the last year include Ajita G Rajendra, Daniel L Kempken, Gene C Wulf, Idelle K Wolf, Mark D Smith, Patricia K Ackerman, Paul W Jones, Robert J Heideman, and Wallace E Goodwin.
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AOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Monument Capital Management, Pensionfund Sabic, Welch & Forbes LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, and DnB Asset Management AS.
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One share of AOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.37.

A. O. Smith has a market capitalization of $11.06 billion and generates $2.99 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $370 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.22 on an earnings per share basis.

A. O. Smith employs 13,900 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of A. O. Smith: A. O. Smith (China) Environmental Products Co. Ltd., A. O. Smith (China) Investment Co. Ltd., A. O. Smith (China) Water Heater Co. Ltd., A. O. Smith (China) Water Products Co. Ltd., A. O. Smith (Hong Kong) Limited, A. O. Smith (Shanghai) HVAC Co. Ltd., A. O. Smith (Wuhan) HVAC Co. Ltd., A. O. Smith Enterprises Ltd., A. O. Smith Holdings (Barbados) SRL, A. O. Smith India Water Products Private Limited, A. O. Smith L’eau chaude S.a.r.l., A. O. Smith Vietnam Company Limited, A. O. Smith Water FZE, A. O. Smith Water Treatment (North America) Inc., A.O. Smith (Shanghai) Water Treatment Products Co., A.O. Smith Electrical Products, A.O. Smith Holdings I B.V., A.O. Smith Holdings II B.V., A.O. Smith Holdings III B.V., A.O. Smith International Holdings B.V., A.O. Smith Products v.o.f., A.O. Smith Water Products Company B.V., AO Smith Su Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi, AOS Holding Company, American Water Heater Company, Applied Energy Recovery Systems, Aquasana Inc., Clean Water Testing LLC, GSW Inc., Hague, Hague Europe LLC, Hague Quality Water, Lochinvar LLC, Lochinvar Limited, Mineral-Right Inc, Products de Agua S. de R.L. de C.V., SICO Acquisition LLC, State Industries LLC., Takagi - A. O. Smith Tankless Water Heater Company LLC, Water-Right Financial Services LLC, Water-Right Inc, Water-Right Services LLC, Waterboss Europe SRL, William R. Hague Inc., and Yueyang Zhongmin Special Electrical Machinery Co. Ltd.

A. O. Smith was founded in 1874.

The official website for A. O. Smith is www.aosmith.com.

A. O. Smith is headquartered at 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI, 53224.

A. O. Smith's mailing address is 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI, 53224. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 414-359-4000 or via email at [email protected]