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

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. 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.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 4.0 %

NYSE AOS traded down $2.80 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $66.43. 425,383 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,247,387. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.60. The company has a market cap of $9.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.18. A. O. Smith has a 1-year low of $65.53 and a 1-year high of $92.44.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last released its earnings results 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 research analysts expect that A. O. Smith will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

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 $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is 35.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AOS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their price objective on A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. UBS Group upgraded A. O. Smith from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded A. O. Smith from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target 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.