A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.05 EPS

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.05), Zacks reports. A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 30.09% and a net margin of 14.41%. A. O. Smith updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.600-3.900 EPS.

A. O. Smith Trading Down 4.9 %

NYSE:AOS traded down $3.38 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $65.84. The stock had a trading volume of 507,481 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,250,504. The company has a market cap of $9.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.18. A. O. Smith has a one year low of $65.53 and a one year high of $92.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.67. The business’s 50 day moving average is $70.95 and its 200-day moving average is $77.60.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.79%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group raised A. O. Smith from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced 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 report on Wednesday, December 11th. Citigroup cut their price objective on A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. DA Davidson lowered A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Saturday, January 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.14.

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.