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After finishing at $133.58 in the prior trading day, American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) closed at $132.84, down -0.55%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded. AWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $134.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $132.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AWK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
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 the company, Mizuho on October 15, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $140 from $131 previously.
On October 07, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $124.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 25889718272 and an Enterprise Value of 39116705792. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.664 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.244.
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 -6.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.78%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 973.67K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1146450 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 194.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.52M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.31% stake in the company. Shares short for AWK as of 1728950400 were 3723962 with a Short Ratio of 3.82, compared to 1726185600 on 4449015. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3723962 and a Short% of Float of 2.18.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AWK’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.945, compared to 2.94 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022046713The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.71.
