The stock of A.O. Smith Corp (AOS) has gone down by -6.66% for the week, with a -6.50% drop in the past month and a -2.45% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.24% for AOS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.19% for AOS’s stock, with a -11.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in A.O. Smith Corp (NYSE: AOS) Right Now?
A.O. Smith Corp (NYSE: AOS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.90x compared to its average ratio. AOS has 36-month beta value of 1.21. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AOS is 114.27M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AOS on June 04, 2025 was 1.68M shares.
AOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of A.O. Smith Corp (NYSE: AOS) has increased by 1.57 when compared to last closing price of 63.01.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -6.66% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-03 that NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today reported: Stepan Company a global leader in specialty and intermediate chemicals, announced a significant increase in its production capacity for Alpha Olefin Sulfonates (AOS).
Analysts’ Opinion of AOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AOS stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for AOS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for AOS in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $88 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AOS reach a price target of $80, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for AOS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 23rd, 2024.
DA Davidson gave a rating of “Neutral” to AOS, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on October 23rd of the previous year.
AOS Trading at -2.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AOS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.77% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AOS starting from Carver Samuel M., who sale 3,460 shares at the price of $66.51 back on Feb 27 ’25. After this action, Carver Samuel M. now owns 0 shares of A.O. Smith Corp, valued at $230,144 using the latest closing price.
Karge Douglas Samuel, the SVP – President NA Water Treat of A.O. Smith Corp, sale 419 shares at $65.65 during a trade that took place back on Feb 07 ’25, which means that Karge Douglas Samuel is holding 2,749 shares at $27,507 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for A.O. Smith Corp stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.3. Equity return is now at value 27.97, with 16.20 for asset returns.
Based on A.O. Smith Corp (AOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.74. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 82.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 786.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.16. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.61.
Conclusion
To put it simply, A.O. Smith Corp (AOS) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
