A.O. Smith
AOS
Market cap $9.82B

69.08 USD

-1.39

1.97%

At close Jul 11, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

69.08

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

-1.97%

5 days

1.59%

1 month

5.58%

3 months

7.10%

6 months

0.66%

Year to date

2.60%

1 year

-19.75%

5 years

42.52%

10 years

104.62%

About: A.O. Smith manufactures a broad lineup of water heaters, boilers, and water treatment products. The company has two reporting segments: North America (75% of sales) and rest of world (25% of sales). A.O. Smith is the leading manufacturer of water heaters in North America for the residential and commercial markets, with approximately 37% and 54% market share, respectively. Residential water heaters account for most of North American sales and are distributed equally through wholesale and retail channels. Most of A.O. Smith's international revenue is from China, a market the company entered during the mid-1990s.

Employees: 12,700

Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery

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Funds holding %

of 7,312 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 88

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 632 [Q4 2024] → 644 (+12) [Q1 2025]

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.17% [Q4 2024] → 93.08% (+0.91%) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 225 | Existing positions reduced: 236

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.54B [Q4 2024] → $7.16B (-$385M) [Q1 2025]

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36M | Put options by funds: $42.4M

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Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$65

6%

downside

Avg. target

$72

5%

upside

High target

$78

13%

upside

4 analyst ratings

1 positive

25%

3 neutral

75%

0 negative

0%

JP Morgan Tomohiko Sano	1%upside $70	Neutral Initiated	24 Jun 2025
Stifel Nathan Jones	13%upside $78	Buy Maintained	30 Apr 2025
Baird Michael Halloran	10%upside $76	Neutral Maintained	30 Apr 2025
Citigroup Andrew Kaplowitz	6%downside $65	Neutral Maintained	14 Apr 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about AOS published over the past 30 days

A. O. Smith Reports Quarterly Dividend

MILWAUKEE , July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.34 per share on the company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock.

A. O. Smith Reports Quarterly Dividend

A. O. Smith to Hold Second Quarter Conference Call on July 24, 2025

MILWAUKEE , July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) will release its second quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24, and has scheduled an investor conference call to follow at 10:00 a.m.

A. O. Smith to Hold Second Quarter Conference Call on July 24, 2025

A. O. Smith Hires Ming Cheng as Chief Technology Officer

Bob Heideman to retire after 29 years with the company MILWAUKEE , July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS), a leader in water heating and water treatment, announced today that Ming Cheng, will become A.

A. O. Smith Hires Ming Cheng as Chief Technology Officer

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A. O. Smith Ranked Among America's Climate Leaders

Recognized by USA Today and Statista for carbon footprint reduction MILWAUKEE , June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS), a leader in water heating and water treatment, has made the USA Today America's Climate Leaders list for the second time.

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