Q1 EPS Estimate for American Water Works Lowered by Analyst

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of American Water Works in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.12. 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Mizuho upped their price objective on American Water Works from $148.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on American Water Works from $147.00 to $141.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Barclays reduced their price objective on American Water Works from $138.00 to $128.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Argus upped their price objective on American Water Works from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Water Works presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.57.

American Water Works Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:AWK opened at $141.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.70. American Water Works has a one year low of $118.74 and a one year high of $155.50. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $140.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.14.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. American Water Works had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 10.34%. American Water Works’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.42 earnings per share. American Water Works has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.700-5.750 EPS.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 12th were issued a $0.8275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is currently 59.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in American Water Works by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,272 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,569,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the period. Independence Bank of Kentucky boosted its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 3,387 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,529 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,744,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. bought a new position in shares of American Water Works during the 3rd quarter valued at about $200,000. Finally, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of American Water Works during the 3rd quarter valued at about $442,000. Institutional investors 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.