A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS)

AOS (NYSE:Industrial)
$38.93
pos +0.13
+0.34%
Today's Range: 38.00 - 39.13 | AOS Avg Daily Volume: 771,300
Last Update: 05/23/13 - 4:02 PM EDT
Volume: 641,136
YTD Performance: 23.45%
Open: $38.32
Previous Close: $38.80
52 Week Range: $21.85 - $40.36
Oustanding Shares: 86,103,181
Market Cap: 3,083,970,897
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for AOS
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 3 2 2 3
Moderate Buy 0 0 0 0
Hold 8 10 10 10
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0
Mean Rec. 2.45 2.67 2.67 2.54
Latest Dividend: 0.12
Latest Dividend Yield: 1.24%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/25/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 22.82
Price Earnings Comparisons:
AOS Sector Avg. S&P 500
22.82 24.10 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
10.24% 69.81% 152.03%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 13.40 -0.03 -0.01
Net Income -48.10 0.81 0.22
EPS -48.10 0.51 0.15
Earnings for AOS:
EBITDA 0.26B
Revenue 1.94B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.42 $0.40 $1.80 $2.06
Number of Analysts 6 6 6 6
High Estimate $0.45 $0.44 $1.92 $2.20
Low Estimate $0.39 $0.37 $1.75 $1.92
Prior Year $0.38 $0.35 $1.51 $1.80
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 12.00% 13.15% 18.87% 14.48%
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bullishA.O. Smith numbers raised at Jefferies

Jan 25, 2013 | 8:08 AM EST

Shares of AOS now seen reaching $80, Jefferies said. Estimates also raised on developing residential recovery. Buy rating.

bullishAO Smith numbers upped at BMO

Oct 18, 2012 | 7:24 AM EDT

AOS estimates were upped through 2014, BMO Capital said. Company is seeing better Lochinvar growth. Market Perform rating and new $61 price target. 

bullishA.O. Smith numbers raised at Jefferies

Jul 19, 2012 | 9:06 AM EDT

Shares of AOS now seen reaching $59, Jefferies said. Estimates also raised on strong second quarter beats. Buy rating.

bearishAO Smith downgraded at Wedbush

Jul 19, 2012 | 7:42 AM EDT

AOS was downgraded from Outperform to Neutral, Wedbush said. $51 price target. China appears to be slowing down. 

bearishAO Smith downgraded at Sterne Agee

Jul 19, 2012 | 6:54 AM EDT

AOS was downgraded to Neutral, Sterne Agee said. Valuation call, based on a $55 price target.

bearishAO Smith downgraded at Keybanc

Jul 19, 2012 | 6:43 AM EDT

AOS was downgraded to Hold, Keybanc said. Valuation call, as the stock has gained 24% year-to-date. 

updateAO Smith rated new Market Perform at BMO

Jun 21, 2012 | 8:27 AM EDT

AOS was initiated with a Market Perform rating, BMO Capital said. $55 price target. Company is seeing slower domestic growth. 

bullishAO Smith numbers boosted at Keybanc

Apr 23, 2012 | 7:18 AM EDT

Shares of AOS now seen reaching $53, according to Keybanc. Estimates also upped, as China is driving growth.

Seeing the Trees for the Forest

By

L.A. Little

 | Apr 23, 2012 | 7:05 AM EDT

When hunting for plays, always look at the larger trend -- and use this particular strategy right now.

A. O. Smith Reaches New Highs

By

Gary Morrow

 | Apr 20, 2012 | 2:01 PM EDT

The industrial electric equipment company reported a 16% rise in profit for the first quarter.  

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