Q4 Earnings Estimate for A. O. Smith Issued By DA Davidson

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) – DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 4th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith’s current full-year earnings is $3.76 per share.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.05. A. O. Smith had a net margin of 13.85% and a return on equity of 29.34%. The company had revenue of $942.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $946.33 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.82 EPS. A. O. Smith’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. A. O. Smith has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.700-3.850 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on AOS. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of A. O. Smith from $77.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $80.00 price target on shares of A. O. Smith and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $76.00 price target (up from $74.00) on shares of A. O. Smith in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $82.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $77.00.

A. O. Smith Stock Up 1.4%

AOS opened at $66.05 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.54. A. O. Smith has a fifty-two week low of $58.83 and a fifty-two week high of $77.92. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $70.69 and its 200 day moving average is $68.99. The stock has a market cap of $9.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.30.

A. O. Smith Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $0.36 dividend. This is a boost from A. O. Smith’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. A. O. Smith’s payout ratio is presently 38.81%.

Institutional Trading of A. O. Smith

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 44,400.0% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 445 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 143.7% in the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 446 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of A. O. Smith in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, National Pension Service increased its holdings in shares of A. O. Smith by 74.8% in the 1st quarter. National Pension Service now owns 458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.