A share price of A.O. Smith Corp. [AOS] is currently trading at $85.45, up 1.12%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AOS shares have gain 6.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.49%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
A.O. Smith Corp. [NYSE: AOS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 24, 2024, when Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $98 from $97. On January 17, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $65 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $58 on January 10, 2023. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $60 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 14, 2022. Longbow upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 06, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $71. In a note dated November 23, 2021, Loop Capital initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $100 on this stock.
A.O. Smith Corp. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $64.14 and $92.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $87.67 within the next 12 months. A.O. Smith Corp. [NYSE: AOS] shares were valued at $85.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.6% based on the average AOS price forecast.
Analyzing the AOS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for A.O. Smith Corp. [NYSE:AOS] were 3.93B which represents 6.61% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.18, Equity is 0.31 and Total Capital is 0.33. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.07.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 84.97 points at the first support level, and at 84.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 85.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 86.46.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for A.O. Smith Corp. [NYSE:AOS] is 1.70. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.07, while the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.17, the price to book ratio is 6.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BROWN RONALD D, Director, that happened on Jul 30 ’24 when 3631.0 shares were purchased. Senior VP, CTO, Heideman Robert J completed a deal on Mar 05 ’24 to sell 9890.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Rajendra Ajita G sold 60258.0 shares on Mar 04 ’24.
