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In the latest session, American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) closed at $145.04 down -1.69% from its previous closing price of $147.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.42 million shares were traded. AWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $144.86.
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 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.24.
On July 31, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $127 to $138.
Evercore ISI Downgraded its Outperform to In-line on February 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $160 to $135.
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 Sep 03 ’24 when GOSS MARTHA CLARK sold 710 shares for $142.85 per share. The transaction valued at 101,424 led to the insider holds 36,880 shares of the business.
MARTHA CLARK GOSS bought 710 shares of AWK for $101,424 on Sep 03 ’24. On Mar 04 ’24, another insider, Kennedy Melanie M, who serves as the EVP, CHRO of the company, sold 843 shares for $119.59 each. As a result, the insider received 100,814 and left with 16,240 shares of the company.
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 28262928384 and an Enterprise Value of 41353932800. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.487 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.81.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AWK has reached a high of $150.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $113.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.27%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AWK has traded an average of 891.64K shares per day and 1261770 over the past ten days. A total of 194.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.49M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.93% stake in the company. Shares short for AWK as of 1724976000 were 3889469 with a Short Ratio of 4.36, compared to 1722384000 on 4075090. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3889469 and a Short% of Float of 2.2800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AWK is 2.94, from 2.888 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019574353The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.7.
