A.O. Smith Corp [NYSE: AOS] slipped around -1.91 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $67.31 at the close of the session, down -2.76%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.09M shares, AOS reached a trading volume of 3225274 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about A.O. Smith Corp [AOS]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AOS shares is $80.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AOS stock is a recommendation set at 2.46. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Oppenheimer have made an estimate for A.O. Smith Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on January 14, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price from $75 to $80. The new note on the price target was released on October 23, 2024, representing the official price target for A.O. Smith Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $80, while DA Davidson analysts kept a Neutral rating on AOS stock. On July 24, 2024, analysts increased their price target for AOS shares from 97 to 98.
The Average True Range (ATR) for A.O. Smith Corp is set at 1.62, with the Price to Sales ratio for AOS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.51. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.02, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.76. Price to Free Cash Flow for AOS in the course of the last twelve months was 20.17 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.02.
How has AOS stock performed recently?
A.O. Smith Corp [AOS] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -5.56. With this latest performance, AOS shares dropped by -1.64% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -21.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -17.56% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AOS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 37.05, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 32.65, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 38.71 for A.O. Smith Corp [AOS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 71.01, while it was recorded at 69.68 for the last single week of trading, and 79.65 for the last 200 days.
A.O. Smith Corp [AOS]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
A.O. Smith Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.02 and a Current Ratio set at 1.67.
Earnings analysis for A.O. Smith Corp [AOS]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AOS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for A.O. Smith Corp go to 7.59%.
Insider trade positions for A.O. Smith Corp [AOS]
There are presently around $97.05%, or 97.76%% of AOS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AOS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 14.11 million shares, which is approximately 9.5861%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 8.81 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$720.82 million in AOS stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$606.96 million in AOS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.0427%.
