After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
A.O. Smith Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Industrials sector and is a part of the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp is $9.63B. A total of 1.44 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.74M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Carver Samuel M. sold 3,460 shares of AOS for 66.51 per share on Feb 27 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP – Global Operations now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 07 ’25, Karge Douglas Samuel sold 419 shares at 65.65 per share. AOS shares that SVP – President NA Water Treat owns now total 2,749.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Heideman Robert J disposed of 1,026 shares on Feb 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $65.65. This resulted in the Senior VP, CTO holding 8,889 shares of AOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carver Samuel M. sold 14,705 shares at $81.00 per share on Aug 07 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP – Global Operations now total 2,399.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. A.O. Smith Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.34, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.98%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.95.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AOS has a high of $92.44 and a low of $58.83.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $12.85, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.83B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.33.
