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Stocks Info
A.O. Smith Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of A.O. Smith Corp is $10.05B. A total of 2.21 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.64M 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
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. A.O. Smith Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.34, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.89%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.79.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AOS has a high of $92.44 and a low of $58.83.
As of this writing, AOS has an earnings estimate of $0.99 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.06 per share and a lower estimate of $0.88.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
