A. O. Smith Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for A. O. Smith in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research 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 saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 4,730,000 shares, a decline of 15.4% from the May 13th total of 5,590,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,100,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 3.6% of the company's stock are short sold.
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A. O. Smith is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 29th 2021.
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A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03. The industrial products company earned $769 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $768.60 million. A. O. Smith had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.37% and a net margin of 12.91%. The company's revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 earnings per share.
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A. O. Smith's stock was trading at $39.97 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AOS stock has increased by 72.2% and is now trading at $68.84.
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A. O. Smith declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Monday, May 17th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date 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 1.51%. 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 48.15%. 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 33.99% 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 issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes 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 issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.550-2.650 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.530. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.30 billion-$3.33 billion.

9 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for A. O. Smith's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect A. O. Smith's stock price to reach $60.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.4%.
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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.80%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.61%), Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (1.58%), Bessemer Group Inc. (1.24%), Northern Trust Corp (0.95%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.93%). Company insiders that own A. O. Smith stock include Ajita G Rajendra, Bruce M Smith, Daniel L Kempken, David R Warren, Gene C Wulf, Helen E Gurholt, Idelle K Wolf, James F Stern, Mark A Petrarca, Mark D Smith, Patricia K Ackerman, 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Eaton Vance Management, Bessemer Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Millennium Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and Janus Henderson Group PLC. Company insiders that have sold A. O. Smith company stock in the last year include Ajita G Rajendra, Bruce M Smith, Daniel L Kempken, David R Warren, Gene C Wulf, Idelle K Wolf, James F Stern, Mark A Petrarca, Mark D Smith, Patricia K Ackerman, Paul W Jones, Robert J Heideman, Ronald D Brown, and Wallace E Goodwin.
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AOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Sandler Capital Management, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Azimuth Capital Management LLC, and Bank of Montreal Can.
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One share of AOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.84.

A. O. Smith has a market capitalization of $11.05 billion and generates $2.90 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $344.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.16 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]