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In the latest session, A.O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS) closed at $84.31 up 1.32% from its previous closing price of $83.21. In other words, the price has increased by $1.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. AOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $82.9.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of A.O. Smith Corp.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 and its Current Ratio is at 1.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
On January 17, 2023, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $67 to $65.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on January 10, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $65 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’24 when Heideman Robert J sold 9,890 shares for $84.63 per share. The transaction valued at 837,039 led to the insider holds 9,455 shares of the business.
Rajendra Ajita G sold 60,258 shares of AOS for $5,092,108 on Mar 04 ’24. The Director now owns 56,951 shares after completing the transaction at $84.51 per share. On Mar 01 ’24, another insider, Rajendra Ajita G, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 43,137 shares for $84.01 each. As a result, the insider received 3,623,918 and left with 56,951 shares of the company.
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 12237089792 and an Enterprise Value of 12208757760. As of this moment, A.O.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.159 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.797.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AOS is 1.26, which has changed by 0.20822585 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AOS has reached a high of $89.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.67%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AOS has traded an average of 1.04M shares per day and 1331440 over the past ten days. A total of 121.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 119.28M. Insiders hold about 18.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.67% stake in the company. Shares short for AOS as of 1713139200 were 3657516 with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 1710460800 on 3313449. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3657516 and a Short% of Float of 3.04.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AOS is 1.26, from 1.24 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014959585The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.77. The current Payout Ratio is 33.10% for AOS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-04-29 with an ex-dividend date of 1714348800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-10-06 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 13.0 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.07 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.14 and a low estimate of $1.02, while EPS last year was $1.01. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.98, with high estimates of $1.02 and low estimates of $0.96.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.15 and $4.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.08. EPS for the following year is $4.36, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $4.5 and $3.95.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $980.91M. There is a high estimate of $990.07M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $972.13M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.97B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.85BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.28B and the low estimate is $4.06B.
