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The closing price of American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) was $130.06 for the day, down -3.52% from the previous closing price of $134.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.21 million shares were traded. AWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $134.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $129.9573.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AWK’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.32 and its Current Ratio is at 0.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on October 16, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $155.
On April 22, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $138.Barclays initiated its Underweight rating on April 22, 2025, with a $138 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 30 ’25 when Wikle Melissa K. sold 2,825 shares for $143.28 per share. The transaction valued at 404,766 led to the insider holds 7,572 shares of the business.
Norton Cheryl sold 4,647 shares of AWK for $642,018 on Nov 22 ’24. The EVP and COO now owns 17,552 shares after completing the transaction at $138.16 per share. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Norton Cheryl, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,647 shares for $138.16 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AWK now has a Market Capitalization of 25377771520 and an Enterprise Value of 40271519744. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.149 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.1.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AWK is 0.71, which has changed by -0.058286846 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AWK has reached a high of $155.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $118.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.84%.
Shares Statistics:
AWK traded an average of 1.37M shares per day over the past three months and 1457760 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 202.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 201.66M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.78% stake in the company. Shares short for AWK as of 1760486400 were 6906541 with a Short Ratio of 5.06, compared to 1757894400 on 8289929. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6906541 and a Short% of Float of 4.5700002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.123, AWK has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.19. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023165938. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.84.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK) is currently being evaluated by 7.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.15, with high estimates of $1.21 and low estimates of $1.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.75 and $5.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.72. EPS for the following year is $6.12, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $6.18 and $6.04.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.21B to a low estimate of $1.17B. As of. The current estimate, American Water Works Co. Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.2BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.17B. There is a high estimate of $1.17B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.17B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AWK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.88B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.68BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.63B and the low estimate is $5.03B.
