A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS): Price and Financial Metrics
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- Quality is the dimension where AOS ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 98.69% of US stocks.
- AOS's strongest trending metric is Stability; it's been moving up over the last 31 weeks.
- AOS ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 43rd percentile.
AOS Stock Summary
- AOS's went public 35.48 years ago, making it older than 92.73% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- Of note is the ratio of Smith A O Corp's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 84.78% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -62.55%, Smith A O Corp's debt growth rate surpasses merely 5.79% of about US stocks.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Smith A O Corp are WSO, LKQ, LSTR, CASY, and FND.
- AOS's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Smith A O Corp's official web site, go to www.aosmith.com.
AOS Valuation Summary
- AOS's price/earnings ratio is 27.8; this is 8.55% lower than that of the median Industrials stock.
- AOS's price/earnings ratio has moved up $10.6 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for AOS.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOS | 2020-09-16 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 20.9 |
| AOS | 2013-05-17 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 24.5 | 16.0 |
| AOS | 2011-07-25 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 16.8 | 15.8 |
| AOS | 2009-06-23 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 13.2 | 11.2 |
| AOS | 2005-12-09 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 30.9 | 19.0 |
| AOS | 2001-12-27 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 52.9 | 16.8 |
AOS Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of AOS, see our AOS price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
| Average Price Target | $70.67 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.86 (Hold) |
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AOS Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $68.38 | 52-week high | $73.05 |
| Prev. close | $69.26 | 52-week low | $43.88 |
| Day low | $68.26 | Volume | 866,000 |
| Day high | $69.26 | Avg. volume | 1,180,351 |
| 50-day MA | $69.09 | Dividend yield | 1.52% |
| 200-day MA | $60.07 | Market Cap | 10.97B |
A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Company Bio
A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets a range of water heaters, boilers, and other products for residential and commercial end markets in the United States, China, Canada, Europe, and India. The company is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
AOS Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $68.38 | $61.65 | -11% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Smith A O Corp. To summarize, we found that Smith A O Corp ranked in the 52th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Smith A O Corp, consider:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 83.34; that's higher than 95.03% of US stocks in the Industrials sector that have positive free cash flow.
- The business' balance sheet reveals debt to be 1% of the company's capital (with equity being the remaining amount). Approximately just 8.34% of US stocks with free cash flow have a lower reliance on debt in their capital structure.
- AOS's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than 55.5% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -13% |
| 1% | -12% |
| 2% | -11% |
| 3% | -10% |
| 4% | -9% |
| 5% | -8% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Smith A O Corp? See LMT, REVG, FSTR, WLDN, and AYI.
Latest AOS News From Around the Web
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AOS Price Returns
| 1-mo | -0.71% |
| 3-mo | 1.73% |
| 6-mo | 23.99% |
| 1-year | 46.05% |
| 3-year | 15.10% |
| 5-year | 74.99% |
| YTD | 25.84% |
| 2020 | 17.46% |
| 2019 | 13.65% |
| 2018 | -29.35% |
| 2017 | 30.78% |
| 2016 | 25.07% |
AOS Dividends
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