A. O. Smith (AOS) Competitors $70.40 -0.39 (-0.54%) As of 02:36 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is AOS or AIT a better dividend stock? A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. A. O. Smith pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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. A. O. Smith has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, AOS or AIT? A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AOS or AIT more profitable? A. O. Smith has a net margin of 13.68% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. 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 A. O. Smith13.68% 28.42% 16.52% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Do analysts recommend AOS or AIT? A. O. Smith presently has a consensus target price of $77.43, indicating a potential upside of 9.98%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.97%. Given A. O. Smith's higher probable 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 A. O. Smith 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor AOS or AIT? In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 34 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for A. O. Smith and 13 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.82 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment A. O. Smith 17 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AOS or AIT? A. O. Smith has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioA. O. Smith$3.82B2.62$533.60M$3.5919.61Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.24$385.76M$9.9626.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AOS or AIT? 76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryA. O. Smith beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get A. O. Smith News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$10.01B$24.53B$7.62B$20.34BDividend Yield1.92%0.97%4.56%3.64%P/E Ratio19.6220.1025.1028.39Price / Sales2.6223.5898.2366.94Price / Cash16.3120.4427.8322.95Price / Book5.423.854.344.40Net Income$533.60M$702.35M$792.92M$993.26M7 Day Performance-2.30%-10.66%-1.81%-4.13%1 Month Performance3.99%4.51%2.91%-1.32%1 Year Performance-14.70%-9.15%27.14%7.13% A. O. Smith Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AOSA. O. Smith4.9159 of 5 stars$70.41-0.5%$77.43+10.0%-16.7%$10.01B$3.82B19.6212,700Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.166 of 5 stars$259.98-0.3%$285.00+9.6%+24.5%$9.90B$4.48B26.106,500Positive NewsALGAlamo Group3.3692 of 5 stars$215.70-0.7%$196.33-9.0%+15.3%$2.61B$1.59B22.473,750Upcoming EarningsALLEAllegion4.8162 of 5 stars$149.63-2.1%$151.57+1.3%+21.2%$12.88B$3.77B21.0214,400Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeAZZAZZ3.5062 of 5 stars$111.30-0.6%$108.00-3.0%+36.7%$3.34B$1.58B12.903,684CRCrane4.2755 of 5 stars$186.89-1.2%$207.50+11.0%+21.8%$10.75B$2.18B24.7511,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionENSEnersys4.7731 of 5 stars$88.54-0.2%$117.50+32.7%-16.0%$3.47B$3.62B9.8310,858Upcoming EarningsFLSFlowserve3.8968 of 5 stars$53.56-2.1%$64.00+19.5%+10.8%$7.00B$4.56B25.0316,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownGGGGraco4.2751 of 5 stars$86.25-0.3%$93.00+7.8%-1.2%$14.42B$2.15B30.484,300Analyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.8939 of 5 stars$180.90-1.4%$218.13+20.6%-21.4%$13.66B$3.27B28.679,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.4683 of 5 stars$83.95-1.9%$100.92+20.2%-15.7%$33.87B$7.28B41.5621,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap Down 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 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Hates This Gold IRA Strategy—Here’s WhyWhat if I told you there's a legal way to own real physical gold and silver—and keep your gains tax-free? 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