A. O. Smith Co. Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.11 Per Share (NYSE:AOS)

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a research note issued on Monday, June 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.11 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith’s current full-year earnings is $4.08 per share.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The industrial products company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $978.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $995.91 million. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 14.94% and a return on equity of 30.94%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.94 EPS.

AOS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.67.

A. O. Smith Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of A. O. Smith stock opened at $84.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.07. A. O. Smith has a 12-month low of $64.14 and a 12-month high of $89.96.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th were given a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 29th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.52%. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is presently 33.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SRN Advisors LLC raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 5.1% in the first quarter. SRN Advisors LLC now owns 11,106 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. American Trust bought a new stake in A. O. Smith in the first quarter valued at approximately $739,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its holdings in A. O. Smith by 15.7% in the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 129,137 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,422,000 after acquiring an additional 17,511 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of A. O. Smith during the 1st quarter worth approximately $675,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 222.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 25,255 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,259,000 after buying an additional 17,411 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

A. O. Smith Company Profile

A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. The company offers water heaters for residences, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; boilers for hospitals, schools, hotels, and other large commercial buildings, as well as homes, apartments, and condominiums; and water treatment products comprising point-of-entry water softeners, well water solutions, and whole-home water filtration products, and point-of-use carbon and reverse osmosis products for residences, restaurants, hotels, and offices.