A. O. Smith (AOS) to Release Earnings on Thursday

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) is expected to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, January 30th. Analysts expect A. O. Smith to post earnings of $0.90 per share and revenue of $954.52 million for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 2.3 %

NYSE AOS opened at $69.77 on Wednesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $10.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.18. A. O. Smith has a one year low of $67.17 and a one year high of $92.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $71.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.66.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.95%. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on AOS shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Saturday, January 18th. DA Davidson downgraded A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup lowered their price target 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. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded A. O. Smith from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, A. O. Smith has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.14.

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.