Research Analysts Offer Predictions for AWK Q1 Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for American Water Works in a research report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.07. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.71 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 22.44%.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on AWK. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $141.86.

American Water Works Stock Down 1.3 %

AWK stock opened at $139.00 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. American Water Works has a 52 week low of $113.34 and a 52 week high of $155.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $137.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $134.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Water Works

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in American Water Works by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,107,225 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,125,598,000 after buying an additional 217,582 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of American Water Works by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,671,050 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $579,981,000 after buying an additional 106,857 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in American Water Works by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 4,490,423 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $553,687,000 after acquiring an additional 477,411 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in American Water Works by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,357,726 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $418,003,000 after acquiring an additional 335,683 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in American Water Works by 120.7% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,174,395 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $395,180,000 after purchasing an additional 1,736,258 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. 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.