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

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their prior 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 equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson lowered shares of A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $88.00 to $84.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. StockNews.com raised shares of A. O. Smith from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a report on Saturday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.86.

A. O. Smith Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of AOS opened at $67.07 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.96. A. O. Smith has a 1 year low of $65.53 and a 1 year high of $92.44. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.04. The firm has a market cap of $9.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.03%. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.47%.

Institutional Trading of A. O. Smith

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of A. O. Smith by 214.9% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 359 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith during the third quarter worth $32,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith during the third quarter worth $37,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith during the third quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith during the third quarter worth $55,000. 76.10% of the stock is currently 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.