A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Updates 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. 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 reduced their target price 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. StockNews.com downgraded shares of A. O. Smith from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. 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 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 price target 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. According to data from MarketBeat, A. O. Smith currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.14.

A. O. Smith Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of A. O. Smith stock opened at $69.07 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.60. A. O. Smith has a 52-week low of $67.17 and a 52-week high of $92.44. The firm has a market cap of $10.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.97%. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.79%.

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.