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In the latest session, American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) closed at $145.87 up 0.17% from its previous closing price of $145.62. In other words, the price has increased by $0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded. AWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $146.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.25.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of American Water Works Co. Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. 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.
On April 22, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $138.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $133 to $129.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 28459091968 and an Enterprise Value of 43356028928. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.773 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.256.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AWK is 0.68, which has changed by 0.03881216 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 2.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AWK has traded an average of 1.31M shares per day and 1234040 over the past ten days. A total of 202.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 201.62M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.81% stake in the company. Shares short for AWK as of 1753920000 were 5888623 with a Short Ratio of 4.48, compared to 1751241600 on 5969433. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5888623 and a Short% of Float of 3.9.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AWK is 3.19, from 3.123 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02144623The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.81.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK) is currently being evaluated by a team of 6.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.27, with high estimates of $1.3 and low estimates of $1.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.73 and $5.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.71. EPS for the following year is $6.1, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $6.2 and $5.95.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.4B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.45B to a low estimate of $1.35B. As of the current estimate, American Water Works Co. Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.32BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.23B. There is a high estimate of $1.25B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.21B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AWK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.68BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.64B and the low estimate is $4.95B.
