A. O. Smith (AOS) Competitors $68.90 -0.14 (-0.20%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.90 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/24/2025 05:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AOS vs. AIT, ALG, ALLE, AZZ, CR, ENS, FLS, GGG, IEX, and IRShould you be buying A. O. Smith stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A. O. Smith include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Alamo Group (ALG), Allegion (ALLE), AZZ (AZZ), Crane (CR), Enersys (ENS), Flowserve (FLS), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), and Ingersoll Rand (IR). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. A. O. Smith vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Alamo Group Allegion AZZ Crane Enersys Flowserve Graco IDEX Ingersoll Rand Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Does the media favor AIT or AOS? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies and Applied Industrial Technologies both had 11 articles in the media. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat A. O. Smith's score of 1.02 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive A. O. Smith 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, AIT or AOS? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AIT or AOS more profitable? A. O. Smith has a net margin of 13.68% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.61%. A. O. Smith's return on equity of 28.42% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.61% 21.78% 12.74% A. O. Smith 13.68%28.42%16.52% Do analysts rate AIT or AOS? Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. A. O. Smith has a consensus price target of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.75%. Given A. O. Smith's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe A. O. Smith is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86A. O. Smith 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has higher valuation and earnings, AIT or AOS? A. O. Smith has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. A. O. Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.15$392.99M$10.1225.70A. O. Smith$3.82B2.53$533.60M$3.5919.19 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AIT or AOS? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of A. O. Smith shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AIT or AOS a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A. O. Smith pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and A. O. Smith has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies and A. O. Smith tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get A. O. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AOS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricA. O. SmithMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.65B$26.60B$7.97B$22.10BDividend Yield1.97%0.91%4.57%3.55%P/E Ratio19.1921.5825.3533.37Price / Sales2.5332.071,267.8583.20Price / Cash15.8622.4328.1324.64Price / Book5.284.294.994.66Net Income$533.60M$702.35M$790.14M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.25%-0.01%1.90%2.22%1 Month Performance-4.93%3.33%3.09%1.79%1 Year Performance-10.36%8.81%31.33%14.02% A. O. Smith Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AOSA. O. Smith4.7914 of 5 stars$68.91-0.2%$77.00+11.7%-10.4%$9.65B$3.82B19.1912,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.4733 of 5 stars$250.17+0.9%$285.00+13.9%+12.4%$9.44B$4.56B24.726,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastALGAlamo Group4.6088 of 5 stars$183.25+1.3%$234.00+27.7%+9.3%$2.22B$1.63B18.663,750News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastALLEAllegion4.7711 of 5 stars$178.00+0.3%$174.25-2.1%+17.4%$15.28B$3.77B24.7214,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAZZAZZ4.5157 of 5 stars$98.17+0.4%$115.43+17.6%+28.9%$2.95B$1.58B9.443,684Analyst DowngradeCRCrane4.4506 of 5 stars$187.64+2.1%$222.20+18.4%+28.8%$10.80B$2.23B24.8511,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastENSEnersys3.8311 of 5 stars$123.89+2.3%$118.33-4.5%+22.2%$4.64B$3.62B14.1410,858News CoveragePositive NewsFLSFlowserve4.7705 of 5 stars$51.26+1.5%$65.88+28.5%+1.4%$6.70B$4.56B23.2016,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco4.3598 of 5 stars$82.38+0.1%$94.50+14.7%+0.3%$13.65B$2.11B29.214,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.8528 of 5 stars$166.83+0.3%$199.57+19.6%-17.2%$12.56B$3.27B26.959,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.0492 of 5 stars$78.50+1.7%$98.09+25.0%-16.9%$31.20B$7.24B61.3321,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors ALG Competitors ALLE Competitors AZZ Competitors CR Competitors ENS Competitors FLS Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors IR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AOS) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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