A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$63.49 +4.32% NYSE β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (39% profit margin, 32% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B β€’ BUY Cap $8.63B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY β€’ B
025507510074
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ Β· Rk A-
Cash (19)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+7.2% Base Target
$86 Bull$68 Base$52 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $62.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
58% Calls / 42% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.71x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$62.00
-2.35% vs. current $63.49 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
Β±7.3%
Expected event band around $63.49

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (AOS)

$55
6,538C / 11,013P
$60
6,538C / 11,013P
$65
15,291C / 11,013P
$70
15,291C / 4,760P
$75
15,291C / 4,760P
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AOS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +1.99%πŸ“ HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $63.51H $64.02L $62.68C $63.07VOL 2.50M
RES: $65.40SUP: $53.50SMA50: $58.97SMA200: $63.43
$70.93$66.38$61.84$57.29$52.75RES $65.40SUP $53.50$63.072026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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AOS Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
8.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +0.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on AOS today. View full Setup Ledger β†’

πŸ¦‹ Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph β†’

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for AOS. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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What is AOS's options max pain and whale flow sentiment?

Unusual options sweeps in AOS show 58% bullish call premium versus 42% put premium, centered near a $62 max-pain strike.