NYSE:AOS

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

$60.34

+1.36 (+2.31%)

(As of 05/17/2022 02:09 PM ET)

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50-Day Range: $57.37
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$86.74

Volume: 13,162 shs
Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
Market Capitalization: $9.41 billion

P/E Ratio: 18.97
Dividend Yield: 1.87%
Beta: 1.16

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About A. O. Smith

A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas, heat pump and electric water heaters, boilers, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. It operates through two segments, North America and Rest of World. The company offers water heaters for residences, restaurants, hotels and motels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; commercial boilers for hospitals, schools, hotels, and other large commercial buildings, as well as residential boilers for homes, apartments, and condominiums; and water treatment products comprising point-of-entry water softeners, well water solutions, and whole-home water filtration products, on-the-go filtration bottles, point-of-use carbon, and reverse osmosis products for residences, restaurants, hotels, and offices. It also provides food and beverage filtration products; expansion tanks, commercial solar water heating systems, swimming pool and spa heaters, and related products and parts; and heat pumps, electric wall-hung, gas tankless, combi-boiler, heat pump and solar water heaters. The company offers its products primarily under the A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, and water softener brands. It distributes its products through independent wholesale plumbing distributors, as well as through retail channels consisting of hardware and home center chains, and manufacturer representative firms; and offers Aquasana branded products directly to consumers through e-commerce, as well as other online retailers. A. O. Smith Corporation was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

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A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Sets New 52-Week Low at $57.20

May 11, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.com

May 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

A. O. Smith's Jim Stern Named Water Quality Association President

May 8, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Reaches New 1-Year Low at $57.72

May 5, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for A. O. Smith Co.'s Q3 2022 Earnings (NYSE:AOS)

May 4, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Downgraded by William Blair

May 4, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Q2 2022 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) Lowered by Analyst

May 4, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Q2 2022 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Co. Decreased by William Blair (NYSE:AOS)

May 2, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Robert W. Baird Cuts A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Price Target to $72.00

May 2, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

William Blair Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS)

May 2, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Q2 2022 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) Reduced by Analyst

April 30, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Hits New 1-Year Low at $60.21

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Household appliances
Sub-Industry: Building Products
Sector: Industrial Products
Current Symbol: NYSE:AOS
Previous Symbol
CUSIP: 83186520
CIK: 91142
Web: www.aosmith.com
Phone: (414) 359-4000
Fax: 414-359-4115
Employees: 13,700
Year Founded: 1874

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $3.54 billion
Price / Sales: 2.66
Cash Flow: $3.54 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 17.04
Book Value: $11.62 per share
Price / Book: 5.19

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.18
Net Income: $487.10 million
Net Margins: 13.59%
Pretax Margin: 17.51%
Return on Equity: 27.82%
Return on Assets: 15.32%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
Current Ratio: 1.72
Quick Ratio: 1.23

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.97
Forward P/E Ratio: 17.00
P/E Growth: 1.88

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 156,010,000
Free Float: 154,977,000
Market Cap: $9.41 billion
Optionable: Optionable

Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 4/28/2022
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend: 4/28/2022
Dividend Payable: 5/16/2022
Today: 5/17/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022

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Industrial Products Sector

7th out of 258 stocks

Household Appliances Industry

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3.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
A. O. Smith has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $83.25, A. O. Smith has a forecasted upside of 38.2% from its current price of $60.25.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
A. O. Smith has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
A. O. Smith has received 444 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
A. O. Smith has received 242 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
A. O. Smith has received 64.72% “outperform” votes from our community.

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4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
A. O. Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
A. O. Smith has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of A. O. Smith is 35.22%. 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 29.17% next year. This indicates that A. O. Smith will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

3.3 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, A. O. Smith insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $274,240.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.66% of the stock of A. O. Smith is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
76.55% 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.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for A. O. Smith are expected to grow by 8.17% in the coming year, from $3.55 to $3.84 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 18.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 9.67.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of A. O. Smith is 18.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.95.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
A. O. Smith has a PEG Ratio of 1.88. 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 5.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Frequently Asked Questions

Is A. O. Smith a buy right now?: 6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for A. O. Smith in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" A. O. Smith stock.
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Are investors shorting A. O. Smith?: A. O. Smith saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,300,000 shares, a drop of 18.7% from the March 31st total of 5,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,160,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days. Approximately 3.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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When is A. O. Smith's next earnings date?: A. O. Smith is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 4th 2022.
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How were A. O. Smith's earnings last quarter?: A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.02. The industrial products company had revenue of $977.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.05 million. A. O. Smith had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.82% and a net margin of 13.59%. The business's revenue was up 27.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.60 EPS.
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How often does A. O. Smith pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for A. O. Smith?: A. O. Smith announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Monday, May 16th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 28th.
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Is A. O. Smith a good dividend stock?: A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.87%. A. O. Smith has been increasing its dividend for 30 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of A. O. Smith is 35.22%. 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 29.17% next year. This indicates that A. O. Smith will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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When did A. O. Smith's stock split? How did A. O. Smith's stock split work?: A. O. Smith shares split before market open on 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.
What guidance has A. O. Smith issued on next quarter's earnings?: A. O. Smith issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.35-$3.55 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.41. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.03 billion-$4.11 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.14 billion.
What price target have analysts set for AOS?: 6 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for A. O. Smith's stock. Their forecasts range from $72.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect A. O. Smith's stock price to reach $83.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.7% from the stock's current price.
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Who are A. O. Smith's key executives?: A. O. Smith's management team includes the following people:
Mr. Kevin J. Wheeler, Chairman, Pres, & CEO (Age 62, Pay $4.13M)
Mr. Charles T. Lauber, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 59, Pay $1.43M)
Mr. James F. Stern, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 59, Pay $1.57M) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Mark A. Petrarca, Sr. VP of HR & Public Affairs (Age 58, Pay $1.24M) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. David R. Warren, Sr. VP and Pres & GM of North American Water Heating (Age 58, Pay $1.23M) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Samuel M. Carver, Sr. VP of Global Operations (Age 53) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Robert J. Heideman, Sr. VP & CTO (Age 55) (LinkedIn Profile)
Ms. S. Melissa Scheppele, Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 59)
Ms. Helen E. Gurholt, VP of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis (Age 47)
Mr. Daniel L. Kempken, Sr. VP of Corp. Devel. & Strategy (Age 49) (LinkedIn Profile)
What is Kevin J. Wheeler's approval rating as A. O. Smith's CEO?: 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.
Who are some of A. O. Smith's key competitors?: Some companies that are related to A. O. Smith include Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS), Lennox International (LII), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), AAON (AAON), Griffon (GFF), Patrick Industries (PATK), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), PGT Innovations (PGTI) and Apogee Enterprises (APOG).
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What other stocks do shareholders of A. O. Smith own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other A. O. Smith investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Procter & Gamble (PG), Walmart (WMT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA) and PepsiCo (PEP).
What is A. O. Smith's stock symbol?: A. O. Smith trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AOS."
Who are A. O. Smith's major shareholders?: A. O. Smith's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.52%), BlackRock Inc. (6.19%), State Street Corp (5.00%), Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (2.17%), Invesco Ltd. (1.92%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.48%). Company insiders that own A. O. Smith 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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Which major investors are selling A. O. Smith stock?: AOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Lazard Asset Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., ProShare Advisors LLC, Federated Hermes Inc., and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold A. O. Smith company stock in the last year include Ajita G Rajendra, Benjamin A Otchere, Bruce M Smith, Daniel L Kempken, Idelle K Wolf, Robert J Heideman, and Samuel M Carver.
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Which major investors are buying A. O. Smith stock?: AOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Robeco Schweiz AG, Invesco Ltd., Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Royal Bank of Canada, and AustralianSuper Pty Ltd.
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How do I buy shares of A. O. Smith?: Shares of AOS 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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What is A. O. Smith's stock price today?: One share of AOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.44.
How much money does A. O. Smith make?: A. O. Smith has a market capitalization of $9.43 billion and generates $3.54 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $487.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.18 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does A. O. Smith have?: A. O. Smith employs 13,700 workers across the globe.
Does A. O. Smith have any subsidiaries?: 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) Holdings Inc., 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., GSW Inc., Giant Factories, Hague, Hague Europe LLC, Hague Quality Water, Lochinvar LLC, Lochinvar Limited, Master Water Conditioning, 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, Water-Right Inc, Waterboss Europe SRL, and Yueyang Zhongmin Special Electrical Machinery Co. Ltd.
When was A. O. Smith founded?: A. O. Smith was founded in 1874.
What is A. O. Smith's official website?: The official website for A. O. Smith is www.aosmith.com.
How can I contact A. O. Smith?: 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, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 414-359-4115.

This page was last updated on 5/17/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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

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