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The price of American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) closed at $130.55 in the last session, down -0.56% from day before closing price of $131.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. AWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $131.5197 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $130.225.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AWK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.20.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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.
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 25480335360 and an Enterprise Value of 40605380608. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.009 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.707.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AWK is 0.76, which has changed by 0.05078876 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 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 -1.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.56%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AWK traded on average about 1.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1616340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 195.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.65M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.33% stake in the company. Shares short for AWK as of 1765756800 were 8735536 with a Short Ratio of 4.79, compared to 1763078400 on 7477945. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8735536 and a Short% of Float of 5.7800002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AWK is 3.25, which was 3.185 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02426112. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.87.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 9.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.13, with high estimates of $1.2 and low estimates of $1.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.75 and $5.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.73. EPS for the following year is $6.09, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $6.13 and $6.04.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.22B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.25B to a low estimate of $1.19B. 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 $1.19B. There is a high estimate of $1.19B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.19B.
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 $4.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.68BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.34B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.65B and the low estimate is $5.03B.
