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As of close of business last night, A.O. Smith Corp.’s stock clocked out at $79.57, up 0.89% from its previous closing price of $78.87. In other words, the price has increased by $0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. AOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.63.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AOS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 49.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Stifel on July 24, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $98 from $97 previously.
Loop Capital Downgraded its Buy to Hold on January 17, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $67 to $65.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’24 when SAMUEL M CARVER bought 14,705 shares for $81.00 per share.
Carver Samuel M. sold 14,705 shares of AOS for $1,191,146 on Aug 07 ’24. The SVP – Global Operations now owns 2,399 shares after completing the transaction at $81.00 per share. On Jul 30 ’24, another insider, BROWN RONALD D, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,631 shares for $84.67 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AOS now has a Market Capitalization of 11604885504 and an Enterprise Value of 11536713728. As of this moment, A.O.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.937 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.918.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AOS has reached a high of $92.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $64.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.71%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AOS traded 960.19K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1020390 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 121.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 117.95M. Insiders hold about 19.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.33% stake in the company. Shares short for AOS as of 1722384000 were 2803825 with a Short Ratio of 2.92, compared to 1719532800 on 3535033. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2803825 and a Short% of Float of 2.35.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.26, AOS has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.28. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015975656The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.75.
