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A.O. Smith Corp has a consensus price target of $75.25 based on the ratings of 14 analysts. The high is $90 issued by Jefferies on April 12, 2024. The low is $55 issued by Goldman Sachs on January 12, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Stifel, Baird, and Stifel on April 30, 2025, April 30, 2025, and April 16, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $76.33 between Stifel, Baird, and Stifel, there's an implied 18.71% upside for A.O. Smith Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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04/30/2025 | Buy Now | 21.31% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $75 → $78 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/30/2025 | Buy Now | 18.2% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $75 → $76 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 16.64% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $84 → $75 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/14/2025 | Buy Now | 1.09% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $69 → $65 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 15.09% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $80 → $74 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 30.64% | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair68% | $88 → $84 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 30.64% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $90 → $84 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 36.86% | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair68% | → $88 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 13.53% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $78 → $73 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 39.97% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $91 → $90 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 21.31% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $85 → $78 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 41.52% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $92 → $91 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 25.97% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $82 → $81 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 24.42% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $75 → $80 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 24.42% | DA Davidson | Matt Summerville66% | → $80 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 39.97% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $92 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 52.41% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $97 → $98 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 50.86% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $90 → $97 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/08/2024 | Buy Now | 16.64% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 39.97% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $91 → $90 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 43.08% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $86 → $92 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | — | — | Maintains | Perform | Get Alert |
04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 41.52% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $85 → $91 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 39.97% | Jefferies | Saree Boroditsky48% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 47.74% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $82 → $95 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
12/19/2023 | Buy Now | 24.42% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $74 → $80 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
12/12/2023 | Buy Now | 39.97% | Northcoast Research | Kevin Hocevar61% | → $90 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
12/11/2023 | Buy Now | 27.53% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $76 → $82 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/12/2023 | Buy Now | 24.42% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | → $80 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
08/07/2023 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | Scott Graham74% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 24.42% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $71 → $80 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 27.53% | DA Davidson | Matt Summerville66% | $80 → $82 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 21.31% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $70 → $78 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -6.69% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $58 → $60 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 10.42% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $59 → $71 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 8.86% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $58 → $70 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 7.31% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $63 → $69 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/20/2023 | Buy Now | -8.24% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 1.09% | Loop Capital | Scott Graham74% | $67 → $65 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
01/12/2023 | Buy Now | -14.46% | Goldman Sachs | Susan Maklari56% | $46 → $55 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
01/10/2023 | Buy Now | -9.8% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $65 → $58 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
12/09/2022 | Buy Now | -5.13% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $50 → $61 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/19/2022 | Buy Now | 1.09% | DA Davidson | Matt Summerville66% | $75 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/11/2022 | Buy Now | -12.91% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $63 → $56 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
08/08/2022 | Buy Now | 1.09% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $64 → $65 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | 1.09% | Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz83% | $61 → $65 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/20/2022 | Buy Now | -9.8% | Stifel | Nathan Jones77% | $59 → $58 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 16.64% | Northcoast Research | Ryan Connors56% | → $75 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -6.69% | Baird | Michael Halloran67% | $72 → $60 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
07/06/2022 | Buy Now | 10.42% | Longbow Research | David Macgregor54% | → $71 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) was reported by Stifel on April 30, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $78.00 expecting AOS to rise to within 12 months (a possible 21.31% upside). 19 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) was provided by Stifel, and A.O. Smith maintained their buy rating.
The last upgrade for A.O. Smith Corp happened on January 14, 2025 when Oppenheimer raised their price target to $88. Oppenheimer previously had a perform for A.O. Smith Corp.
The last downgrade for A.O. Smith Corp happened on October 23, 2024 when DA Davidson changed their price target from N/A to $80 for A.O. Smith Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of A.O. Smith, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for A.O. Smith was filed on April 30, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 30, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest A.O. Smith (AOS) rating was a maintained with a price target of $75.00 to $78.00. The current price A.O. Smith (AOS) is trading at is $64.30, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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