NYSE:AWK American Water Works (AWK) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy (From Gold Safe Exchange) (Ad) Free AWK Stock Alerts $122.21 +0.71 (+0.58%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$120.44▼$122.3850-Day Range$117.14▼$126.8652-Week Range$114.25▼$153.43Volume2.00 million shsAverage Volume1.45 million shsMarket Capitalization$23.80 billionP/E Ratio24.99Dividend Yield2.32%Price Target$141.80 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get American Water Works alerts: Email Address American Water Works MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.67 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside16.0% Upside$141.80 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.37% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability+1.99Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.68Based on 9 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$100,814 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth8.22%From $5.23 to $5.66 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.90 out of 5 starsUtilities Sector3rd out of 90 stocksWater Supply Industry1st out of 12 stocks 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Water Works has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $141.80, American Water Works has a forecasted upside of 16.0% from its current price of $122.21.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Water Works has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.37% of the outstanding shares of American Water Works have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Water Works has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Water Works has recently increased by 6.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAmerican Water Works pays a meaningful dividend of 2.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican Water Works has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American Water Works is 57.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, American Water Works will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that American Water Works will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.3 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreAmerican Water Works has received a 64.32% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Scarce natural resources" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Drinking water distribution services", "Drinking water treatment services", and "Wastewater treatment services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for American Water Works is 1.99. Previous Next 2.6 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAmerican Water Works has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for American Water Works this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search Interest29 people have searched for AWK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 59 people have added American Water Works to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Water Works insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $100,814.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.08% of the stock of American Water Works is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.58% of the stock of American Water Works is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Water Works are expected to grow by 8.22% in the coming year, from $5.23 to $5.66 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Water Works is 24.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 144.39.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Water Works is 24.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 75.14.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAmerican Water Works has a PEG Ratio of 2.91. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Water Works has a P/B Ratio of 2.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.Read More AWK Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AWK Stock News HeadlinesMarch 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comAmerican Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A DiscountMarch 28, 2024 | businesswire.comAmerican Water Charitable Foundation Announces National Partnership With American Red Cross With $250,000 DonationMarch 29, 2024 | WealthPress (Ad)A lot of people are making this costly mistakeYou may have heard the saying “options are risky” … And, they can be. 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March 27, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Water Works (NYSE:AWK) Upgraded to Hold at StockNews.comMarch 26, 2024 | investorplace.comDip Buying Bonanza: 3 Rock-Solid Stocks to Scoop Up NowMarch 19, 2024 | businesswire.comCalifornia American Water Celebrates Spending More Than 50% of Procurement Budget With Diverse BusinessesMarch 19, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comMissouri American Water Provides Tips to Locate and Fix Leaks During U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Fix a Leak Week 2024March 19, 2024 | businesswire.comMissouri American Water Provides Tips to Locate and Fix Leaks During U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Fix a Leak Week 2024March 29, 2024 | Crypto Swap Profits (Ad)Did You Get Your Free Bitcoin Yet?And my special guest is willing to give you $10 in Bitcoin (BTC) if you take it seriously. Right now is a very important time to pay attention to what we are doing and what is happening. If you wait... it will be too late. 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Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/1 Dividend2/07/2024Last Earnings2/15/2024Dividend Payable3/01/2024Today3/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)4/24/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Water supply Sub-IndustryWater Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:AWK CUSIP03042010 CIK1410636 Webwww.amwater.com Phone(856) 955-4001Fax856-346-8360Employees6,500Year Founded1886Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$141.80 High Stock Price Target$169.00 Low Stock Price Target$126.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.89 Trailing P/E Ratio24.99 Forward P/E Ratio23.37 P/E Growth2.91Net Income$944 million Net Margins22.30% Pretax Margin28.25% Return on Equity9.70% Return on Assets3.20% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.20 Current Ratio0.65 Quick Ratio0.59 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.23 billion Price / Sales5.62 Cash Flow$8.78 per share Price / Cash Flow13.92 Book Value$50.32 per share Price / Book2.43Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares194,760,000Free Float194,599,000Market Cap$23.80 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.63 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink, or The Boring Company? Click the link below to learn when Elon Musk will let these companies finally IPO.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMs. M. Susan Hardwick (Age 61)President, CEO & Director Comp: $2.65MMr. John C. Griffith (Age 57)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $2.2MMs. Cheryl D. Norton (Age 58)Executive VP & COO Comp: $1.21MMr. James H. Gallegos (Age 63)Executive VP & General Counsel Comp: $1.61MMs. Melanie M. Kennedy (Age 49)Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer Comp: $880.59kMs. Melissa K. Wikle (Age 58)Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer Mr. Nicholas Santillo Jr.C.P.P., Vice President of Digital Infrastructure & Security and Interim Head of Innovation & TechnologyMr. Aaron Musgrave CPAVice President of Investor RelationsMs. Maureen Duffy (Age 54)Senior Vice President of Communications & External Affairs Ms. Deborah A. Degillio (Age 52)Chief Customer Officer More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESPNYSE:SBSEssential UtilitiesNYSE:WTRGTELUSNYSE:TUVistraNYSE:VSTDTE EnergyNYSE:DTEView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsNomura Holdings Inc.Bought 7,382 shares on 3/27/2024Ownership: 0.004%HighPoint Advisor Group LLCBought 2,748 shares on 3/26/2024Ownership: 0.001%Fairman Group LLCBought 320 shares on 3/26/2024Ownership: 0.000%Quadrature Capital LtdBought 9,516 shares on 3/25/2024Ownership: 0.007%B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Sold 2,358 shares on 3/15/2024Ownership: 0.006%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions Should I Buy American Water Works Stock? AWK Pros and Cons Explained Pros Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in American Water Works Company, Inc.: American Water Works has a strong market capitalization of $23.55 billion, indicating stability and potential for growth. The company has a low debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, which signifies a healthy financial structure. American Water Works stock has shown resilience, trading up 2.1% recently, reaching $120.91, potentially indicating positive market sentiment. Institutional investors and hedge funds own a significant portion (84.99%) of the company's stock, reflecting confidence in its performance. The company's 50-day moving average price of $124.56 suggests a positive trend in the stock's performance. Cons Investors should be bearish about investing in American Water Works Company, Inc. for these reasons: Despite recent positive stock movement, the company's 12-month high of $153.43 and low of $114.25 indicate potential volatility in the stock price. The P/E ratio of 24.22 and P/E/G ratio of 2.98 may suggest the stock is currently overvalued compared to its growth prospects. Analyst downgrades, such as the recent shift from an "outperform" to an "in-line" rating, could impact investor confidence in the company's future performance. Recent insider transactions, like the sale of shares by an executive vice president, may raise concerns about internal outlook or future company developments. While the company has a strong market cap, the current ratio of 0.65 and quick ratio of 0.59 may indicate potential liquidity challenges in the short term. These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these American Water Works pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com. AWK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell American Water Works stock right now? 3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Water Works in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" AWK shares. View AWK analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is American Water Works' stock price target for 2024? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for American Water Works' stock. Their AWK share price targets range from $126.00 to $169.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $141.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AWK or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AWK shares performed in 2024? American Water Works' stock was trading at $131.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AWK stock has decreased by 7.4% and is now trading at $122.21. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting American Water Works? American Water Works saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,670,000 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the February 29th total of 2,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,360,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. View American Water Works' Short Interest. When is American Water Works' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024. View our AWK earnings forecast. How were American Water Works' earnings last quarter? American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 15th. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.04. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. American Water Works had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.70% and a net margin of 22.30%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Read the conference call transcript. How often does American Water Works pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Water Works? American Water Works declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 8th will be given a dividend of $0.7075 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 7th. Read our dividend analysis for AWK. Is American Water Works a good dividend stock? American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) pays an annual dividend of $2.83 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.40%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 16 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 57.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AWK will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for AWK. What ETFs hold American Water Works' stock? ETFs with the largest weight of American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF (CGW), Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO), Global X Clean Water ETF (AQWA), Ecofin Global Water ESG Fund (EBLU), iShares MSCI Water Management Multisector ETF (IWTR), iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (EFRA), Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) and First Trust Water ETF (FIW). What guidance has American Water Works issued on next quarter's earnings? American Water Works issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 14th. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.200-5.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.160. The company issued revenue guidance of -. What is Walter Lynch's approval rating as American Water Works' CEO? 9 employees have rated American Water Works Chief Executive Officer Walter Lynch on Glassdoor.com. Walter Lynch has an approval rating of 37% among the company's employees. This puts Walter Lynch in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of American Water Works own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Water Works investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V), Walmart (WMT), AbbVie (ABBV), Bank of America (BAC) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Who are American Water Works' major shareholders? American Water Works' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.33%), Vanguard Group Inc. (12.34%), Impax Asset Management Group plc (2.87%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.50%), Northern Trust Corp (1.72%) and Legal & General Group Plc (1.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Cheryl Norton, Martha Clark Goss, Maureen Duffy, Melanie M Kennedy, Melanie M Kennedy, Melissa K Wikle, Michael Marberry and Walter Lynch. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of American Water Works? Shares of AWK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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