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A.O. Smith Corp. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Industrials sector and is a part of the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp. is $12.08B. A total of 0.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 937.14K shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. 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
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. 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 41.17. AOS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/30/2024 when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/30/2023. The AOS stock dividend was $0.32 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by 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 $1.04 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
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. 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
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
