A. O. Smith Corporation $AOS Shares Sold by Boston Trust Walden Corp

Boston Trust Walden Corp lowered its position in A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) by 2.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,050,930 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 25,854 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned approximately 0.76% of A. O. Smith worth $69,298,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AOS. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 3,481.8% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 394 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC bought a new position in A. O. Smith in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new position in A. O. Smith in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 67.9% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 487 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the period. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AOS has been the topic of several recent research reports. DA Davidson set a $67.00 price target on A. O. Smith and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup reduced their price target on A. O. Smith from $74.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $70.00 target price on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, A. O. Smith presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $69.33.

A. O. Smith Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE AOS opened at $62.69 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. A. O. Smith Corporation has a 1-year low of $54.16 and a 1-year high of $81.86. The firm has a market cap of $8.64 billion, a PE ratio of 16.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $59.32 and a 200-day moving average of $66.50.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.94 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $945.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $974.06 million. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 13.84% and a return on equity of 28.42%. A. O. Smith’s quarterly revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS. A. O. Smith has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that A. O. Smith Corporation will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 30th were issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 30th. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is presently 38.30%.

A. O. Smith Profile

A. O. Smith Corporation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a leading manufacturer of water heating and water treatment products for residential and commercial applications. Since its founding in 1874, the company has built a reputation for producing reliable, energy-efficient water heaters, boilers and pressure vessels. Its product portfolio encompasses gas, electric, condensing and tankless water heaters, as well as specialty boilers designed to meet a variety of building and industrial needs.

The company operates through two primary segments: North America and Asia.