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NYSE:AOS

A. O. Smith - AOS Competitors

$66.74
+0.45 (+0.68%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$64.89
$66.77
50-Day Range
$57.79
$70.40
52-Week Range
$46.58
$71.87
Volume
875,752 shs
Average Volume
1.10 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.07 billion
P/E Ratio
44.49
Dividend Yield
1.80%
Price Target
$64.00

AOS vs. LECO, AGCO, CCK, RRX, ALLE, PNR, GGG, PKG, NDSN, and SWK

Should you be buying A. O. Smith stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A. O. Smith include Lincoln Electric (LECO), AGCO (AGCO), Crown (CCK), Regal Rexnord (RRX), Allegion (ALLE), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Nordson (NDSN), and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.

A. O. Smith vs.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

A. O. Smith received 25 more outperform votes than Lincoln Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.28% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Lincoln Electric an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lincoln ElectricOutperform Votes
423
60.52%
Underperform Votes
276
39.48%
A. O. SmithOutperform Votes
448
63.28%
Underperform Votes
260
36.72%

Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $164.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. A. O. Smith has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.11%. Given Lincoln Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lincoln Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
A. O. Smith
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Lincoln Electric pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A. O. Smith pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and A. O. Smith has raised 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.

73.3% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than A. O. Smith. Lincoln Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A. O. Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Electric$3.76 billion2.46$472.22 million$8.0519.97
A. O. Smith$3.75 billion2.68$235.70 million$1.5044.49

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.56% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 6.28%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 52.02% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lincoln Electric 12.56% 52.02% 17.17%
A. O. Smith 6.28% 27.54% 14.68%

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric and Lincoln Electric both had 10 articles in the media. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.86 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Electric
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
A. O. Smith
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats A. O. Smith on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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AOS vs. The Competition

MetricA. O. SmithHousehold appliances IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.07B$3.43B$7.13B$14.05B
Dividend Yield1.80%4.41%2.08%3.91%
P/E Ratio44.4920.8617.8822.46
Price / Sales2.680.644.0410.21
Price / Cash17.776.9469.1624.27
Price / Book5.772.473.426.80
Net Income$235.70M$2.05B$366.43M$872.18M
7 Day Performance1.94%-0.29%0.96%0.73%
1 Month Performance2.84%-3.55%-7.31%-7.18%
1 Year Performance-0.34%-30.56%-8.06%-15.34%

A. O. Smith Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LECO
Lincoln Electric
1.9767 of 5 stars
$163.06
-2.4%
$164.25
+0.7%
+19.3%$9.62B$3.76B20.2612,000Analyst Revision
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AGCO
AGCO
2.7154 of 5 stars
$126.19
-2.4%
$154.40
+22.4%
-15.7%$9.45B$12.65B10.6325,600
CCK
Crown
2.6508 of 5 stars
$77.91
-1.6%
$97.73
+25.4%
-40.6%$9.36B$12.94B13.0526,000Analyst Upgrade
RRX
Regal Rexnord
2.9316 of 5 stars
$138.35
-3.3%
$186.80
+35.0%
-14.0%$9.17B$5.22B18.9526,000News Coverage
ALLE
Allegion
2.8618 of 5 stars
$103.86
-2.9%
$122.78
+18.2%
-10.4%$9.13B$3.27B20.0512,300
PNR
Pentair
2.6484 of 5 stars
$51.35
-2.7%
$60.31
+17.4%
-6.7%$8.45B$4.12B17.7711,250Analyst Revision
GGG
Graco
2.0678 of 5 stars
$68.30
-1.7%
$73.00
+6.9%
-0.4%$11.67B$2.14B25.584,000Analyst Revision
PKG
Packaging Co. of America
2.0369 of 5 stars
$130.72
-1.7%
$131.88
+0.9%
-14.7%$11.72B$8.48B11.8715,100News Coverage
NDSN
Nordson
2.4451 of 5 stars
$207.74
-0.5%
$255.20
+22.8%
-7.7%$11.90B$2.59B24.217,331Analyst Report
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker
3.1805 of 5 stars
$76.55
-3.9%
$98.75
+29.0%
-46.3%$12.19B$16.95B11.2754,200Analyst Upgrade
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This page (NYSE:AOS) was last updated on 3/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff