A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.05 EPS

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) 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 Stock Down 4.9 %

A. O. Smith stock traded down $3.38 during midday trading 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $70.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.60. A. O. Smith has a 12 month low of $65.53 and a 12 month high of $92.44. The stock has a market cap of $9.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 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 Announces Dividend

The business 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. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is currently 35.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AOS shares. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on A. O. Smith from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research report on Saturday, January 18th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of 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 report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, A. O. Smith has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.