FY2025 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Lowered by Analyst

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $3.69 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.70. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith’s current full-year earnings is $3.76 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for A. O. Smith’s FY2026 earnings at $3.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.51 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on AOS. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $75.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on A. O. Smith from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.17.

A. O. Smith Trading Up 2.2%

NYSE AOS opened at $64.14 on Monday. A. O. Smith has a 12 month low of $58.83 and a 12 month high of $92.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $65.81 and a 200-day moving average of $66.92. The company has a market cap of $9.11 billion, a PE ratio of 17.92, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.21.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $963.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $950.56 million. A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 28.39% and a net margin of 13.74%. A. O. Smith’s revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.00 earnings per share.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 30th. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is 37.99%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 2.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,404,259 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $941,462,000 after acquiring an additional 286,316 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in A. O. Smith by 67.3% during the 1st quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 5,188,561 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $339,124,000 after purchasing an additional 2,086,433 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in A. O. Smith by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,011,496 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $327,551,000 after purchasing an additional 307,201 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in A. O. Smith by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,698,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $251,751,000 after purchasing an additional 111,612 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in A. O. Smith by 19.0% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,618,191 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $178,587,000 after buying an additional 417,595 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

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.