After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp is $10.15B. A total of 1.11 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.64M shares.
In the most recent transaction, STERN JAMES F sold 17,434 shares of AOS for 71.24 per share on Aug 07 ’25. After the transaction, the Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec now owns 98,784 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 30 ’25, KEVIN J & CONSTANCE Y WHEELER bought 22,200 shares at 71.26 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Wheeler Kevin J. disposed of 22,200 shares on Jul 30 ’25 at a per-share price of $71.26. This resulted in the Executive Chairman holding 100,647 shares of AOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MARK D SMITH bought 2,400 shares at $71.36 per share on Jul 29 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. A.O. Smith Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.20.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AOS has a high of $92.06 and a low of $58.83.
As of this writing, AOS has an earnings estimate of $0.9 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.96 per share and a lower estimate of $0.84. The company reported an EPS of $0.82 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $12.79, 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 3.43.
