A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.600-3.900 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.020. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.8 billion-$3.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.0 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on AOS shares. StockNews.com upgraded A. O. Smith from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of 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. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $88.00 to $84.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Saturday, January 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, A. O. Smith presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.86.

A. O. Smith Trading Down 0.1 %

AOS opened at $67.27 on Friday. A. O. Smith has a 1-year low of $65.53 and a 1-year high of $92.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $70.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.75 billion, a PE ratio of 17.70, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.05). A. O. Smith had a return on equity of 30.09% and a net margin of 14.41%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that A. O. Smith will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

A. O. Smith Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio is 35.79%.

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.