Five Dividend Aristocrats I Recommend Now [Forbes]
A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS)
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These companies are obviously, in a sense, elite. They have demonstrated staying power and a willingness to share the wealth of their enterprise with stockholders. A dividend aristocrat is not, however, necessarily a buy. The company may be straining to pay its dividend, or even borrowing to pay it. Or it may be funding the dividend with money that ought to be spent on modernizing and improving the business. Here are five stocks that are dividend aristocrats and also are, in my judgment, good buys now. Look at the water heater in your basement. There's a fair chance it was made by A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS). The stock market hasn't been very kind to A.O. Smith. In the past year it stock has sunk 9.5%. In the past ten years, the compound annual return has been 7.3%, which is half the annualized total return on the Standard & Poor's 500. Yet, I think highly of the company. Its return on equity (a measure of profitability) is about 28%. I consider 15% good and 20% excellent. Wha
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- Diego Pavia wins the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- 5 Dividend Aristocrats I Recommend Now [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) had its "neutral" rating reaffirmed by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock.MarketBeat
- A. O. Smith to Acquire Leonard Valve Company, a Leader in Water Temperature and Flow SolutionsPR Newswire
- A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $77.00 to $72.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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- 10/28/25 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 12/2/25 - Form 4
- 11/12/25 - Form 8-K
- 11/10/25 - Form SCHEDULE
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