Q1 EPS Estimates for A. O. Smith Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for A. O. Smith in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.96. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith’s current full-year earnings is $3.76 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for A. O. Smith’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.68 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on AOS. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on A. O. Smith from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup lowered their target price on A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com raised A. O. Smith from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson downgraded A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, A. O. Smith presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $80.86.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 2.0 %

AOS stock opened at $65.68 on Monday. A. O. Smith has a fifty-two week low of $65.53 and a fifty-two week high of $92.44. The business’s 50-day moving average is $70.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.55. The company has a market cap of $9.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.05). A. O. Smith had a net margin of 13.98% and a return on equity of 28.87%.

Institutional Trading of A. O. Smith

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,721,581 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $693,630,000 after purchasing an additional 299,766 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 1.5% during the 3rd 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 period. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,302,659 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $206,848,000 after purchasing an additional 87,458 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 40.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,648,825 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $112,467,000 after purchasing an additional 471,990 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in A. O. Smith by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,143,241 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $77,980,000 after purchasing an additional 74,418 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.47%.

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.