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
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp is $9.06B. A total of 2.02 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.13M 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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. A.O. Smith Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.38, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.58.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AOS has a high of $77.31 and a low of $58.83.
As of this writing, AOS has an earnings estimate of $0.85 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.9 per share and a lower estimate of $0.8. The company reported an EPS of $0.85 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $13.24, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.83B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.46.
