After Hours
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. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that A. O. Smith Reports Record Sales and Earnings in 2023 and Introduces 2024 Guidance.
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As a NYSE listed company, AOS falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp. is $12.44B. A total of 0.67 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 949.07K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Heideman Robert J sold 9,890 shares of AOS for 84.63 per share on Mar 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior VP, CTO now owns 9,455 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 04 ’24, Rajendra Ajita G sold 60,258 shares at 84.51 per share. AOS shares that Director owns now total 56,951.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Rajendra Ajita G disposed of 43,137 shares on Mar 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $84.01. This resulted in the Director holding 56,951 shares of AOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rajendra Ajita G sold 24,669 shares at $83.02 per share on Feb 29 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 56,951.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. A.O. Smith Corp. pays an annual dividend of $1.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.93. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AOS has a high of $85.64 and a low of $63.40.
As of this writing, AOS has an earnings estimate of $0.98 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.01 per share and a lower estimate of $0.94. The company reported an EPS of $0.9 in the last quarter, which was 12.50% higher than expectations of $0.8.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $12.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.83B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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.
