Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold28 ratings
Bullish932.1%
Neutral1760.7%
Bearish27.2%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
A. O. Smith Corporation analyst ratings
A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$63.49Current
$59Low
$74.54Average
$90High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Neutral | Downgrade | May 15, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Northcoast Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 6, 2022 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| Boenning & Scattergood | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 6, 2020 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| Edward Jones | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 20, 2019 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 27, 2018 |
| Maxim Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2015 |
| Northland | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 24, 2013 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 24, 2013 |
| Sidoti & Co. | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 18, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $63.49. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair | $72 | $59.54 | +13.4% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $59.22 | -7.1% | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $59.81 | +10.3% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $76 | $58.85 | +19.7% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $59.23 | +18.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $59.61 | +5.5% | May 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $60.36 | +10.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair | $80 | $60.32 | +26.0% | May 1, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $75 | $61.84 | +18.1% | May 1, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $78 | $67.18 | +22.9% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Susan Maklari | $69 | $79.62 | +8.7% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Matt Summerville | $75 | $74.31 | +18.1% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $85 | $73.17 | +33.9% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Halloran | $77 | $73.17 | +21.3% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $70.4 | +18.1% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $66.36 | +26.0% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $66.84 | +19.7% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| UBS | Damian Karas | $74 | $67.3 | +16.6% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair | $88 | $68.3 | +38.6% | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Halloran | $81 | $78.21 | +27.6% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Matt Summerville | $80 | $78.21 | +26.0% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| UBS | Damian Karas | $80 | $78.21 | +26.0% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| CFRA | Emily Nasseff Mitsch | $90 | $78.21 | +41.8% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Halloran | $82 | $80.87 | +29.2% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $98 | $82.18 | +54.4% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $97 | $90.14 | +52.8% | Jul 18, 2024 |
| UBS | Damian Karas | $75 | $80.86 | +18.1% | Jul 8, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Saree Boroditsky | $90 | $86.31 | +41.8% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| UBS | Damian Karas | $64 | $58.45 | +0.8% | May 20, 2022 |
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