D.A. Davidson Remains a Hold on A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS)

In a report released today, Matt Summerville from D.A. Davidson maintained a Hold rating on A. O. Smith Corporation, with a price target of $75.00. The company’s shares opened today at $65.67.

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Summerville covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as Crane NXT, Nordson, and Napco Security Technologies. According to TipRanks, Summerville has an average return of 14.6% and a 56.68% success rate on recommended stocks.

Currently, the analyst consensus on A. O. Smith Corporation is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $78.75, implying a 19.92% upside from current levels. In a report released on October 29, Robert W. Baird also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $76.00 price target.

Based on A. O. Smith Corporation’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $942.5 million and a net profit of $132 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $902.6 million and had a net profit of $120.1 million

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 26 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of AOS in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in August 2025, James F. Stern, the Exec VP, GC & Sec of AOS sold 17,434.00 shares for a total of $1,241,823.82.