American Water Works Company, Inc. $AWK Shares Sold by Boston Common Asset Management LLC

Boston Common Asset Management LLC cut its position in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) by 18.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 138,833 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 31,353 shares during the quarter. American Water Works accounts for about 0.9% of Boston Common Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Boston Common Asset Management LLC owned about 0.07% of American Water Works worth $18,118,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AWK. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in American Water Works by 14.5% during the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 350,471 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $48,782,000 after buying an additional 44,336 shares in the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 5.6% in the third quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 85,976 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $11,967,000 after buying an additional 4,553 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,219,816 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $290,729,000 after buying an additional 47,977 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in shares of American Water Works by 31.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 136,504 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $19,000,000 after acquiring an additional 32,834 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB lifted its position in shares of American Water Works by 88.5% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 257,413 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $35,829,000 after acquiring an additional 120,890 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AWK. Bank of America upgraded American Water Works from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $117.00 to $139.00 in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on American Water Works from $142.00 to $126.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays dropped their price target on American Water Works from $134.00 to $122.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, UBS Group set a $149.00 price objective on American Water Works in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Water Works has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $140.89.

American Water Works Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE:AWK opened at $138.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.40, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.77. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.28 and a 1-year high of $155.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $132.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $133.17.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 21.61%.The company’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.15 earnings per share. American Water Works has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that American Water Works Company, Inc. will post 5.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc (NYSE: AWK) is a publicly traded utility company that provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Its core business is the operation, management and maintenance of regulated water and wastewater systems that deliver potable water, collect and treat wastewater, and provide related customer services to residential, commercial and industrial customers as well as municipalities. The company’s operations include water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, meter reading and billing, emergency repairs, and long-term infrastructure planning and capital project execution.

In addition to its regulated utility operations, American Water offers complementary nonregulated services and solutions that support system reliability and customer needs.