What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for A. O. Smith Q1 Earnings?

A. O. Smith Co. (NYSE:AOS) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of A. O. Smith in a research report issued on Monday, February 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.92 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for A. O. Smith’s current full-year earnings is $3.76 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for A. O. Smith’s FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AOS. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of A. O. Smith from $80.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on A. O. Smith from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Citigroup decreased their price objective on A. O. Smith from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of A. O. Smith in a report on Saturday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.86.

A. O. Smith Stock Performance

A. O. Smith stock opened at $67.07 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17. A. O. Smith has a 52-week low of $65.53 and a 52-week high of $92.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $70.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.04.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.05). A. O. Smith had a net margin of 13.98% and a return on equity of 28.87%.

A. O. Smith Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.03%. A. O. Smith’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.47%.

Institutional Trading of A. O. Smith

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AOS. State Street Corp grew its stake in A. O. Smith by 4.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,721,581 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $693,630,000 after acquiring an additional 299,766 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in A. O. Smith by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,586,905 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $321,348,000 after buying an additional 52,593 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in A. O. Smith by 3.9% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,302,659 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $206,848,000 after buying an additional 87,458 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its position in A. O. Smith by 40.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,648,825 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $112,467,000 after acquiring an additional 471,990 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of A. O. Smith by 7.9% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,137,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $102,153,000 after acquiring an additional 83,495 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

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.