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AOS — structural market context

A.O. Smith Corporation

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Nov 4. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Change from the Nov 3 close to the Nov 4 close: +5.06%.

Volume

1.10× its 20-session average on Nov 4.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 11.0M shares (settlement Oct 15) vs 11.6M (Sep 30).

No new file loaded in this window. Latest file: settlement Oct 15, loaded Oct 27.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Oct 1–Oct 14, published Nov 3): 5 days with fails, largest 50K shares on Oct 13.

Previous file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 3 days with fails, largest 8K shares on Sep 30.

Analyst rating actions

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Events · early sample

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AOS events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

8-K 2.02 · Earnings release · filed 2026-10-29 · View on sec.gov ↗

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AOS short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT

11.0M

% OF FLOAT

10.1%

DAYS TO COVER

6.9

CHANGE VS PRIOR

-5.0%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-10-15 (21d ago)

How short interest and days to cover are measured →

AOS fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement date	Failed shares	Price
2026-10-14 · 22d	2K	$57.89
2026-10-13 · 23d	50K	$56.6
2026-10-09 · 27d	96	$56.56

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

How fails-to-deliver are reported →

AOS analyst ratings

Firm	Action	Rating	Published
Goldman Sachs	hold	Sell	2026-10-30
Goldman Sachs	price_target	—	2026-10-30
Oppenheimer	hold	Outperform	2026-10-21
Oppenheimer	price_target	—	2026-10-21
Stifel Nicolaus	price_target	—	2026-10-18

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is AOS's short interest?

As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-10-15, AOS had 11.0M shares sold short — 10.1% of its float, with 6.9 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.

What do analysts say about AOS?

The most recent action: Goldman Sachs hold to Sell on 2026-10-30. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.

Is this page telling me to buy or sell AOS?

No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.

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