After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.25, or 0.31%, to $81.36. The A.O. Smith Corp. has recorded 22,179 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that A. O. Smith to Hold Fourth Quarter Conference Call on January 30, 2024.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $81.11 and fluctuated between $81.54 as its day high and $80.00 as its day low. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp. is $12.06B. A total of 0.6 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 969.40K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, AOS has seen 6 BUY and 11 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 131,067 and the disposition of 157,303 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 29 BUYs and 35 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 314,725 shares during that period but sold 298,557.
In the most recent transaction, SMITH MARK D sold 2,700 shares of AOS for 76.01 per share on Nov 22. After the transaction, the Director now owns 114,548 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 17, WOLF IDELLE K sold 1,000 shares at 76.16 per share. AOS shares that Director owns now total 47,954.
Among the insiders who sold shares, STERN JAMES F disposed of 8,118 shares on Nov 13 at a per-share price of $73.00. This resulted in the Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec holding 120,000 shares of AOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rajendra Ajita G sold 53,125 shares at $72.39 per share on Nov 10. Company shares held by the Director now total 56,951.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. A.O. Smith Corp. pays an annual dividend of $1.23, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 41.12. AOS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/30/2023 when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/14/2023. The AOS stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AOS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $81.00 with high estimates of $90.00 and low estimates of $65.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AOS has a high of $82.77 and a low of $57.45.
As of this writing, AOS has an earnings estimate of $0.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.02 per share and a lower estimate of $0.91. The company reported an EPS of $1.01 in the last quarter, which was 11.00% higher than expectations of $0.91.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AOS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $631.40M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $219.00M in debt and $1.12B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $12.45, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.83B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AOS is Buy with a score of 3.15.
