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After finishing at $78.75 in the prior trading day, A.O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS) closed at $78.60, down -0.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded. AOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.1099.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AOS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 49.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.84. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’24 when Carver Samuel M. sold 14,705 shares for $81.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,191,146 led to the insider holds 2,399 shares of the business.
SAMUEL M CARVER bought 14,705 shares of AOS for $1,191,146 on Aug 07 ’24. On Jul 30 ’24, another insider, BROWN RONALD D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,631 shares for $85.67 each. As a result, the insider received 311,071 and left with 1,100 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 11463415808 and an Enterprise Value of 11417120768. As of this moment, A.O.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.906 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.774.
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 $65.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.76%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1324410 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 121.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 117.94M. Insiders hold about 19.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.87% stake in the company. Shares short for AOS as of 1727654400 were 2483914 with a Short Ratio of 2.43, compared to 1724976000 on 2223543. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2483914 and a Short% of Float of 2.09.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AOS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.26, compared to 1.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.74.
