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A. O. Smith (AOS)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$70.62 USD

70.62
861,223

+0.06 (0.09%)

Updated Aug 7, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $70.65 +0.03 (0.04%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value D Growth D Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 24% (58 out of 246)

Industry: Manufacturing - Electronics

Zacks News

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, A. O. Smith Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of commercial and residential water heating equipment, and water treatment products of the world. The company specializes in offering innovative, and energy-efficient solutions and products, which are developed and sold on a global platform.

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Lincoln Electric (LECO) Rallies 54% in a Year: More Room to Run?

Lincoln Electric (LECO) benefits from strong order levels, pricing actions and its Higher Standard 2025 strategy.

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Lindsay (LNN) benefits from solid demand amid supply constraints and elevated prices.

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Deere (DE) Gains From Pricing Actions Despite Elevated Costs

Deere (DE) benefits from efforts to improve pricing and solid order levels. However, inflated material and labor costs are impacting the company's margins.

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Here's Why A.O. Smith (AOS) is a Strong Momentum Stock

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Stanley Black (SWK) to Sell Infrastructure Business for $760M

Stanley Black (SWK) inks a deal to sell its Infrastructure business for $760 million to focus on the core businesses while supporting capital-allocation priorities.

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Reasons to Hold Caterpillar (CAT) Stock in Your Portfolio Now

Solid demand in markets and backlog levels, and expected benefits from its strategic initiatives make Caterpillar (CAT) stock worth holding on to at the moment.

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Strength in the Asset Intelligence and Tracking segment and accretive acquisitions make Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) stock worth holding on to. Measures to reward its shareholders are encouraging.

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Nordson (NDSN) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Nordson's (NDSN) fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 revenues increase 5.2% due to strong momentum in the Industrial Precision Solutions segment.

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John Bean (JBT) Submits Revised Proposal to Acquire Marel

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Why This 1 Growth Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio

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If You Invested $1000 in A.O. Smith a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

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Grainger (GWW) Sells E&R Industrial to Focus on Core Business

Grainger (GWW) sells E&R Industrial to Paradigm Equity Partners to focus on its core business.

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Reasons Why You Should Avoid Investing in Carlisle (CSL) Now

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General Electric's (GE) Unit to Upgrade Shuaiba Plant in Kuwait

General Electric's (GE) unit GE Vernova's Gas Power business to upgrade gas turbines installed at Al Ahmadi, Kuwait-based 876 Megawatt Shuaiba North Power station.

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Johnson Controls (JCI) Q4 Earnings Miss, Revenues Rise Y/Y

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H&E Equipment (HEES) Inks Deal to Acquire Precision Rentals

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