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A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) stock analysis

$59.65+0.18%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • AOS gained 2.6% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 249th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −13.2%, 29.0 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 25.5% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved −0.8% (−2.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Water heating & building equipment segment of the Water, Environment & Facility Services, where the 1-month median return is +2.6%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$8.1B
12-month return−13.2%
Forward P/E14.6×
Mean target vs price+15.8%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

AOS+2.6%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
AOS+0.9%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
AOS−7.4%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
AOS−13.2%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500249 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials167 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

49 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +3.0%, positive 67% of the time, against +0.6% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$4.06
30-day change−0.8%
90-day change−2.5%
Mean target$69.09 +15.8%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 2

11 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Behind peersRevisions

PeersGEV · ETN · PH · EMR

Where it sits in the supply chain

Water, Environment & Facility Services · Equipment & treatment

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Its segment
Water heating & building equipment+2.6%
AOS+2.6%1 month

Water heating serves building installation and replacement demand.

Sells into
Municipalities, properties & businesses

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Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−30.8%
Volatility, 60D27.1%
From 52-week high−25.5%
From 52-week low+7.8%
Trailing P/E16.6×
Forward P/E14.6×
GEVGE VernovaETNEatonPHParker-HannifinEMREmerson ElectricITWIllinois Tool WorksCMICumminsAMEAMETEK, Inc.ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.

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