The price-to-earnings ratio for A.O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS) is 23.37x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AOS is 1.26. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AOS is 119.28M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.30% of that float. On April 12, 2024, AOS’s average trading volume was 960.16K shares.
AOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of A.O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS) has jumped by 0.72 compared to previous close of 85.53. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.14% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-08 that A. O. Smith (AOS) is poised to gain from strength across its businesses, acquired assets and healthy liquidity position.
AOS’s Market Performance
A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS) has seen a -1.14% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 0.26% gain in the past month and a 7.05% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.82%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.62% for AOS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.74% for AOS’s stock, with a simple moving average of 13.29% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AOS
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AOS reach a price target of $65, previously predicting the price at $67. The rating they have provided for AOS stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 17th, 2023.
UBS gave a rating of “Sell” to AOS, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on January 10th of the previous year.
AOS Trading at 2.56% 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 -4.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.82%, as shares sank -0.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AOS fell by -1.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $87.67. In addition, A.O. Smith Corp. saw 4.50% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AOS starting from Heideman Robert J, who sale 9,890 shares at the price of $84.63 back on Mar 05 ’24. After this action, Heideman Robert J now owns 9,455 shares of A.O. Smith Corp., valued at $837,039 using the latest closing price.
Rajendra Ajita G, the Director of A.O. Smith Corp., sale 60,258 shares at $84.51 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’24, which means that Rajendra Ajita G is holding 56,951 shares at $5,092,108 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for A.O. Smith Corp. stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.33. Equity return is now at value 30.99, with 17.01 for asset returns.
Based on A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 63.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 842.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.59.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
