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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 $10.64B. A total of 0.98 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.02M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Carver Samuel M. sold 14,705 shares of AOS for 81.00 per share on Aug 07 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP – Global Operations now owns 2,399 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 07 ’24, SAMUEL M CARVER bought 14,705 shares at 81.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, BROWN RONALD D disposed of 3,631 shares on Jul 30 ’24 at a per-share price of $85.67. This resulted in the Director holding 1,100 shares of AOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BROWN RONALD D bought 3,631 shares at $84.67 per share on Jul 30 ’24.
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 $1.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.78%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.25. AOS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/31/2024 when it declared a $0.34 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/31/2024. 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 $92.44 and a low of $70.73.
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 $13.42, 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 3.18.
