Q2 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Lifted by Zacks Research

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for A. O. Smith in a report issued on Wednesday, January 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.08. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith’s current full-year earnings is $3.77 per share.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 14.41% and a return on equity of 30.09%. The firm had revenue of $957.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $960.36 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.90 EPS.

AOS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised A. O. Smith from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.14.

A. O. Smith Stock Performance

Shares of AOS stock opened at $71.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.18. A. O. Smith has a 1-year low of $67.17 and a 1-year high of $92.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.28.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio is 35.79%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith in the third quarter worth $1,726,000. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in A. O. Smith by 37.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 185,768 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,409,000 after acquiring an additional 50,798 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in A. O. Smith during the second quarter valued at about $1,372,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 1.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,586,905 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $321,348,000 after purchasing an additional 52,593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of A. O. Smith during the 3rd quarter worth about $730,000. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About A. O. Smith

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.