Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week October 25
A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies that changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
AOS - A. O. Smith Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
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PRICE TARGET:
$67.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$72.00
LOW:
$59.00
MEDIAN:
$68.50
CONSENSUS:
$67.00
UPSIDE:
8.68%
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A. O. Smith Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.38 per Share
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AOS' North America boiler strength, acquisitions and shareholder returns support growth despite China weakness and rising debt.
A. O. Smith to Hold Third Quarter Conference Call Oct. 29, 2026
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, Oct. 29, and has scheduled an investor conference call to follow at 10:00 a.m.
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A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Price Targets
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $72 from $75 at Oppenheimer
$72.00
(was $59.54)
Bryan Blair
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Oppenheimer
A.O. Smith downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel
$59.00
(was $59.22)
Stifel Nicolaus
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $70 from $76 at Stifel
$70.00
(was $59.81)
Stifel Nicolaus
AO Smith (AOS) PT Raised to $76 at Stifel Into Earnings
$76.00
(was $58.85)
Nathan Jones
·
Stifel Nicolaus
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $75 from $80 at Oppenheimer
$75.00
(was $59.23)
Oppenheimer
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $67 from $75 at DA Davidson
$67.00
(was $59.61)
D.A. Davidson
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $70 from $75 at Baird
$70.00
(was $60.36)
Robert W. Baird
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $80 from $85 at Oppenheimer
$80.00
(was $60.32)
Bryan Blair
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Oppenheimer
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $75 from $78 at Stifel
$75.00
(was $61.84)
Nathan Jones
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Stifel Nicolaus
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $78 from $85 at Stifel
$78.00
(was $67.18)
Nathan Jones
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Stifel Nicolaus
A.O. Smith price target raised to $69 from $63 at Goldman Sachs
$69.00
(was $79.62)
Susan Maklari
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Goldman Sachs
DA Davidson Reiterates Neutral Rating on AO Smith (AOS)
$75.00
(was $74.31)
Matt Summerville
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D.A. Davidson
A.O. Smith price target raised to $85 from $80 at Stifel
$85.00
(was $73.17)
Nathan Jones
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Stifel Nicolaus
A.O. Smith price target raised to $77 from $76 at Baird
$77.00
(was $73.17)
Michael Halloran
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Robert W. Baird
A.O. Smith resumed with a Hold at Jefferies
$75.00
(was $70.40)
Jefferies
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $80 from $89 at Stifel
$80.00
(was $66.36)
Stifel Nicolaus
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $76 from $82 at Baird
$76.00
(was $66.84)
Robert W. Baird
A.O. Smith price target lowered to $74 from $80 at UBS
$74.00
(was $67.30)
Damian Karas
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UBS
Oppenheimer upgrades A.O. Smith to Outperform on compelling risk/reward
$88.00
(was $68.30)
Bryan Blair
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Oppenheimer
AO Smith (AOS) PT Lowered to $81 at Baird
$81.00
(was $78.21)
Michael Halloran
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Robert W. Baird