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Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.70%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $18,704,616.86

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A. O. Smith Share Price & Price History

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A. O. Smith Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
3/5/2024	Robert J. Heideman	VP	Sell	9,890	$84.63	$836,990.70	9,455
3/4/2024	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	60,258	$84.51	$5,092,403.58	56,951
2/29/2024	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	24,669	$83.02	$2,048,020.38	56,951
2/7/2024	Idelle K. Wolf	Director	Sell	814	$80.00	$65,120.00	46,140
11/22/2023	Mark D. Smith	Director	Sell	2,700	$76.01	$205,227.00	114,548
11/17/2023	Idelle K. Wolf	Director	Sell	1,000	$76.16	$76,160.00	47,954
11/13/2023	James F Stern	VP	Sell	8,118	$73.00	$592,614.00	120,000
11/10/2023	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	53,125	$72.39	$3,845,718.75	56,951
11/10/2023	James F Stern	VP	Sell	8,118	$72.00	$584,496.00	128,118
11/6/2023	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	3,978	$72.23	$287,330.94	56,951
11/3/2023	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	56,686	$72.24	$4,094,996.64	56,951
8/25/2023	Kevin J. Wheeler	CEO	Sell	12,917	$69.09	$892,435.53	71,463
8/4/2023	Idelle K. Wolf	Director	Sell	1,142	$72.77	$83,103.34	50,222
5/9/2023	Benjamin A. Otchere	VP	Sell	4,285	$70.00	$299,950.00	547
3/6/2023	Michael M. Larsen	Director	Buy	4,000	$66.89	$267,560.00	11,425
2/15/2023	Robert J. Heideman	VP	Sell	12,283	$67.31	$826,768.73	11,412
2/6/2023	Daniel L. Kempken	SVP	Sell	2,500	$68.35	$170,875.00	8,344
2/3/2023	Samuel M. Carver	SVP	Sell	4,000	$69.65	$278,600.00	1,154
2/2/2023	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	39,100	$71.02	$2,776,882.00	39,196
2/22/2022	Michael M. Larsen	Director	Buy	3,925	$69.87	$274,239.75
12/8/2021	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	4,209	$83.29	$350,567.61
12/7/2021	Benjamin A. Otchere	VP	Sell	1,905	$82.89	$157,905.45
11/22/2021	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	48,752	$83.19	$4,055,678.88
11/22/2021	Daniel L. Kempken	VP	Sell	2,300	$82.88	$190,624.00
11/17/2021	Ajita G. Rajendra	Director	Sell	44,620	$82.29	$3,671,779.80
11/15/2021	Samuel M. Carver	SVP	Sell	5,140	$81.33	$418,036.20
11/8/2021	Robert J. Heideman	VP	Sell	9,243	$77.49	$716,240.07
11/1/2021	Idelle K. Wolf	Director	Sell	1,000	$74.78	$74,780.00
5/18/2021	Bruce M. Smith	Director	Sell	5,226	$69.65	$363,990.90

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS)

76.10% of A. O. Smith stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

A. O. Smith Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
5/16/2024	Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI	16,000	$1.43M	0.0%	N/A	0.011%
5/15/2024	Earnest Partners LLC	1,973,942	$176.59M	0.8%	+5.7%	1.346%
5/15/2024	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio	57,236	$5.12M	0.0%	-4.2%	0.039%
5/15/2024	Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado	12,389	$1.11M	0.0%	-9.5%	0.008%
5/15/2024	Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund	4,053	$0.36M	0.0%	-7.4%	0.003%
5/15/2024	Kentucky Retirement Systems	9,328	$0.83M	0.0%	-5.1%	0.006%
5/15/2024	Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD	234,598	$20.99M	0.0%	-4.1%	0.160%
5/15/2024	Lazard Asset Management LLC	2,417	$0.22M	0.0%	+398.4%	0.002%
5/15/2024	1832 Asset Management L.P.	998,290	$89.31M	0.1%	+15.1%	0.681%
5/15/2024	Gabelli Funds LLC	22,200	$1.99M	0.0%	-5.5%	0.015%
5/15/2024	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	72,000	$6.44M	0.1%	-5.3%	0.049%
5/14/2024	Toronto Dominion Bank	69,314	$6.20M	0.0%	+1.8%	0.047%
5/14/2024	Cadence Bank	7,544	$0.68M	0.0%	N/A	0.005%
5/14/2024	EP Wealth Advisors LLC	2,744	$0.25M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
5/14/2024	Vident Advisory LLC	176,137	$15.76M	0.3%	-8.1%	0.120%
5/14/2024	Shell Asset Management Co.	9,091	$0.81M	0.0%	+86.3%	0.006%
5/14/2024	Natixis Investment Managers International	1,604	$0.14M	0.0%	-10.8%	0.001%
5/14/2024	Natixis	146,198	$13.08M	0.1%	-12.3%	0.100%
5/14/2024	CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co	86,737	$7.76M	0.0%	-8.3%	0.059%
5/14/2024	American International Group Inc.	32,966	$2.95M	0.0%	-0.8%	0.022%
5/14/2024	Lake Street Advisors Group LLC	2,246	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
5/14/2024	Arjuna Capital	28,116	$2.52M	0.7%	+3.9%	0.019%
5/13/2024	Bessemer Group Inc.	784,581	$70.19M	0.1%	-28.5%	0.535%
5/13/2024	UniSuper Management Pty Ltd	12,075	$1.08M	0.0%	+589.6%	0.008%
5/13/2024	Seven Eight Capital LP	8,134	$0.73M	0.1%	-2.9%	0.006%
5/13/2024	O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC	21,529	$1.93M	0.0%	+10.4%	0.015%
5/13/2024	PAX Financial Group LLC	9,744	$0.87M	0.2%	-4.0%	0.007%
5/11/2024	Covestor Ltd	2,749	$0.25M	0.2%	+99.3%	0.002%
5/11/2024	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	7,150	$0.64M	0.1%	-2.7%	0.005%
5/11/2024	Patten & Patten Inc. TN	210,922	$18.87M	1.3%	+1.8%	0.144%
5/10/2024	Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board	65,432	$5.85M	0.1%	+37.9%	0.045%
5/10/2024	Acadian Asset Management LLC	34,912	$3.12M	0.0%	-86.2%	0.024%
5/10/2024	Vanguard Group Inc.	14,230,743	$1.27B	0.0%	-0.2%	9.703%
5/10/2024	Intech Investment Management LLC	51,518	$4.61M	0.1%	+84.8%	0.035%
5/10/2024	Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp	668,603	$59.59M	0.1%	-0.1%	0.456%
5/10/2024	Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc.	4,007	$0.36M	0.1%	+52.1%	0.003%
5/10/2024	Mizuho Markets Americas LLC	127,005	$11.36M	0.3%	+87.1%	0.087%
5/10/2024	Banco Santander S.A.	47,315	$4.23M	0.1%	+11.6%	0.032%
5/10/2024	Twin Tree Management LP	737	$66K	0.0%	-188.9%	0.001%
5/9/2024	Trillium Asset Management LLC	4,104	$0.37M	0.0%	-93.4%	0.003%
5/9/2024	Blair William & Co. IL	3,930	$0.35M	0.0%	-12.5%	0.003%
5/9/2024	Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC	54,359	$4.86M	0.1%	-19.7%	0.037%
5/9/2024	Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.	225,930	$20.21M	0.0%	+11.3%	0.154%
5/9/2024	Pembroke Management LTD	290,166	$25.96M	3.1%	-2.9%	0.198%
5/9/2024	State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System	142,934	$12.79M	0.0%	+4.6%	0.097%
5/9/2024	Eagle Bay Advisors LLC	2,038	$0.18M	0.1%	-19.1%	0.001%
5/8/2024	BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.	183,611	$16.43M	0.0%	+33.6%	0.125%
5/8/2024	ProShare Advisors LLC	2,134,796	$190.98M	0.5%	-10.2%	1.456%
5/8/2024	Avantax Advisory Services Inc.	4,117	$0.37M	0.0%	-12.7%	0.003%
5/8/2024	US Bancorp DE	18,983	$1.70M	0.0%	-3.0%	0.013%
5/8/2024	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	175,635	$15.71M	0.0%	+3.0%	0.120%
5/8/2024	QRG Capital Management Inc.	9,707	$0.87M	0.0%	-2.5%	0.007%
5/8/2024	Inspire Investing LLC	20,451	$1.83M	0.2%	N/A	0.014%
5/8/2024	Donoghue Forlines LLC	5,273	$0.47M	0.1%	-38.6%	0.004%
5/7/2024	Meeder Asset Management Inc.	45,556	$4.08M	0.3%	+278.9%	0.031%
5/7/2024	Sei Investments Co.	1,326,586	$118.68M	0.2%	+5.5%	0.904%
5/7/2024	Anchor Capital Advisors LLC	782,156	$69.97M	1.8%	-9.9%	0.533%
5/7/2024	Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc	74,725	$6.69M	1.6%	-2.7%	0.051%
5/7/2024	WealthPLAN Partners LLC	33,554	$3M	0.3%	N/A	0.023%
5/7/2024	Heartland Advisors Inc.	105,621	$9.45M	0.5%	+41.0%	0.072%
5/7/2024	Swiss National Bank	367,800	$32.90M	0.0%	-5.3%	0.251%
5/7/2024	Forsta AP Fonden	70,300	$6.29M	0.1%	+188.1%	0.048%
5/7/2024	Algebris UK Ltd	6,109	$0.51M	0.1%	+2.3%	0.004%
5/7/2024	Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	7,058	$0.63M	0.0%	-7.3%	0.005%
5/7/2024	Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.	19,304	$1.73M	0.0%	-3.9%	0.013%
5/7/2024	Wealthspire Advisors LLC	2,596	$0.23M	0.0%	-12.6%	0.002%
5/6/2024	Empirical Finance LLC	4,618	$0.41M	0.0%	+3.3%	0.003%
5/6/2024	ORG Partners LLC	612	$55K	0.1%	+665.0%	0.000%
5/6/2024	Duality Advisers LP	7,829	$0.70M	0.1%	-16.6%	0.005%
5/6/2024	TFG Advisers LLC	2,400	$0.22M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
5/3/2024	Larson Financial Group LLC	4,420	$0.40M	0.0%	+63.3%	0.003%
5/3/2024	Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC	94,183	$8.43M	0.0%	-0.8%	0.064%
5/3/2024	Commerce Bank	72,563	$6.49M	0.0%	-1.6%	0.049%
5/2/2024	First Command Advisory Services Inc.	1,475	$0.13M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
5/2/2024	Mutual of America Capital Management LLC	16,110	$1.44M	0.0%	-3.0%	0.011%
5/2/2024	Daiwa Securities Group Inc.	15,043	$1.35M	0.0%	+36.9%	0.010%
5/2/2024	Nordea Investment Management AB	10,182	$0.91M	0.0%	-6.0%	0.007%
5/2/2024	Fidelis Capital Partners LLC	1,218	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
5/1/2024	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC	180,110	$16.11M	0.0%	-6.4%	0.122%
5/1/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	174,532	$15.61M	0.0%	+59.8%	0.119%
5/1/2024	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.	42,525	$3.80M	0.0%	-5.0%	0.029%
5/1/2024	Smith Group Asset Management LLC	17,560	$1.57M	0.1%	N/A	0.012%
5/1/2024	Diversify Advisory Services LLC	2,384	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
4/30/2024	Vest Financial LLC	467,284	$41.80M	1.1%	+16.9%	0.317%
4/29/2024	Commonwealth Equity Services LLC	109,480	$9.79M	0.0%	-1.2%	0.074%
4/29/2024	Principal Financial Group Inc.	183,396	$16.41M	0.0%	+10.8%	0.125%
4/29/2024	Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.	49,700	$4.45M	0.0%	-13.3%	0.034%
4/26/2024	Securian Asset Management Inc.	7,125	$0.64M	0.0%	-8.0%	0.005%
4/26/2024	Yousif Capital Management LLC	115,459	$10.33M	0.1%	-7.0%	0.078%
4/26/2024	SlateStone Wealth LLC	12,424	$1.11M	0.1%	N/A	0.008%
4/26/2024	Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.	3,765	$0.34M	0.0%	N/A	0.003%
4/26/2024	Robeco Schweiz AG	949,813	$84.97M	1.5%	-6.4%	0.645%
4/25/2024	New York State Teachers Retirement System	112,106	$10.03M	0.0%	+10.3%	0.076%
4/25/2024	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	247,629	$22.15M	0.1%	+0.3%	0.168%
4/25/2024	Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund	19,465	$1.74M	0.0%	-1.5%	0.013%
4/25/2024	Freedom Day Solutions LLC	34,295	$3.07M	1.1%	-1.3%	0.023%
4/25/2024	Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.	16,325	$1.46M	0.0%	-10.8%	0.011%
4/24/2024	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	118,823	$10.63M	0.0%	N/A	0.081%
4/23/2024	Louisiana State Employees Retirement System	7,200	$0.64M	0.0%	-2.7%	0.005%
4/23/2024	United Asset Strategies Inc.	10,156	$0.91M	0.1%	+1.5%	0.007%

Data available starting January 2016

A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. The company offers water heaters for residences, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; boilers for hospitals, schools, hotels, and other large commercial buildings, as well as homes, apartments, and condominiums; and water treatment products comprising point-of-entry water softeners, well water solutions, and whole-home water filtration products, and point-of-use carbon and reverse osmosis products for residences, restaurants, hotels, and offices. It also provides commercial water treatment and filtration product; expansion tanks, commercial solar water heating systems, swimming pool and spa heaters, and related products and parts; and electric wall-hung, gas tankless, combi-boiler, and heat pump and solar water heaters. The company offers its products under the A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, Hague, Water-Right, Master Water, Atlantic Filter, and Water Tec brands. It distributes its products through independent wholesale plumbing distributors, as well as to retail channels consisting of hardware and home center chains, and manufacturer representative firms; and offers Aquasana branded products directly to consumers through e-commerce channels. A. O. Smith Corporation was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Today's Range

Now: $86.76

$86.42

$87.83

50 Day Range

MA: $86.45

$82.79

$89.88

52 Week Range

Now: $86.76

$63.88

$89.96

Volume

691,284 shs

Average Volume

954,170 shs

Market Capitalization

$12.73 billion

P/E Ratio

22.48

Dividend Yield

1.49%

Beta

1.27

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of A. O. Smith?: A. O. Smith's top insider shareholders include:
James F Stern (VP)
Mark D Smith (Director)
Kevin J Wheeler (CEO)
Ajita G Rajendra (Director)
Idelle K Wolf (Director)
Michael M Larsen (Director)
Robert J Heideman (VP)
Daniel L Kempken (SVP)
Samuel M Carver (SVP)
Benjamin A Otchere (VP)
Learn More about top insider investors at A. O. Smith.
Who are the major institutional investors of A. O. Smith?: A. O. Smith's top institutional investors include:
Vanguard Group Inc. — 9.70%
ProShare Advisors LLC — 1.46%
Earnest Partners LLC — 1.35%
Sei Investments Co. — 0.90%
1832 Asset Management L.P. — 0.68%
Robeco Schweiz AG — 0.65%
Learn More about top institutional investors of A. O. Smith stock.
Which major investors are selling A. O. Smith stock?: In the last quarter, AOS stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Bessemer Group Inc.
ProShare Advisors LLC
Acadian Asset Management LLC
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC
Robeco Schweiz AG
Trillium Asset Management LLC
Vanguard Group Inc.
Natixis
In the previous year, company insiders that have sold A. O. Smith company stock include:
James F Stern (VP)
Mark D Smith (Director)
Kevin J Wheeler (CEO)
Ajita G Rajendra (Director)
Idelle K Wolf (Director)
Michael M Larsen (Director)
Learn More investors selling A. O. Smith stock.
Which major investors are buying A. O. Smith stock?: During the last quarter, AOS stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
1832 Asset Management L.P.
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
Earnest Partners LLC
Sei Investments Co.
Vest Financial LLC
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Mizuho Markets Americas LLC
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.