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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:AWK NYSE:IBM NASDAQ:VRSN On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAWKAmerican Water Works$139.17-0.3%$142.51$118.74▼$155.50$27.24B0.69999,133 shs994,551 shsIBMInternational Business Machines$253.46-1.4%$257.59$203.51▼$296.16$238.86B0.713.71 million shs3.43 million shsVRSNVeriSign$285.52-1.3%$277.61$175.62▼$310.60$27.03B0.79700,890 shs449,907 shsBeginner's Guide To Retirement StocksEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAWKAmerican Water Works-0.39%-3.00%-3.12%-1.48%-5.35%IBMInternational Business Machines-1.38%+2.01%+5.50%-8.44%+20.80%VRSNVeriSign-1.33%+1.94%+6.74%+2.01%+56.83%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAWKAmerican Water Works$139.17-0.3%$142.51$118.74▼$155.50$27.24B0.69999,133 shs994,551 shsIBMInternational Business Machines$253.46-1.4%$257.59$203.51▼$296.16$238.86B0.713.71 million shs3.43 million shsVRSNVeriSign$285.52-1.3%$277.61$175.62▼$310.60$27.03B0.79700,890 shs449,907 shsBeginner's Guide To Retirement StocksEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAWKAmerican Water Works-0.39%-3.00%-3.12%-1.48%-5.35%IBMInternational Business Machines-1.38%+2.01%+5.50%-8.44%+20.80%VRSNVeriSign-1.33%+1.94%+6.74%+2.01%+56.83%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAWKAmerican Water Works 1.91Reduce$143.302.96% UpsideIBMInternational Business Machines 2.44Hold$270.676.79% UpsideVRSNVeriSign 3.33Buy$277.50-2.81% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AWK, IBM, and VRSN Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails8/14/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$155.00 ➝ $160.008/14/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesErste Group BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold8/12/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$156.00 ➝ $151.008/1/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$148.00 ➝ $149.008/1/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$147.00 ➝ $141.007/24/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$244.00 ➝ $290.007/24/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSell$195.00 ➝ $200.007/24/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$320.00 ➝ $310.007/18/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetMarket Perform$260.00 ➝ $300.007/17/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesRoyal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$285.00 ➝ $315.007/16/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesStifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$290.00 ➝ $310.00(Data available from 9/13/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAWKAmerican Water Works$4.94B5.49$9.40 per share14.80$53.01 per share2.63IBMInternational Business Machines$64.04B3.68$15.31 per share16.56$29.62 per share8.56VRSNVeriSign$1.56B17.12$8.23 per share34.70($20.37) per share-14.02Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAWKAmerican Water Works$1.05B$5.5525.0822.703.3121.91%10.34%3.29%10/29/2025 (Estimated)IBMInternational Business Machines$6.02B$6.1641.1521.853.969.11%37.62%7.08%10/22/2025 (Estimated)VRSNVeriSign$785.70M$8.3834.07∞N/A50.05%-40.87%55.90%10/23/2025 (Estimated)Latest AWK, IBM, and VRSN EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/30/2025Q2 2025AWKAmerican Water Works$1.53$1.48-$0.05$1.48$1.22 billion$1.28 billion7/24/2025Q2 2025VRSNVeriSign$2.20$2.21+$0.01$2.21$410.35 million$409.90 million7/23/2025Q2 2025IBMInternational Business Machines$2.65$2.80+$0.15$2.31$16.58 billion$16.98 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAWKAmerican Water Works$3.312.38%N/A59.64%18 YearsIBMInternational Business Machines$6.722.65%N/A109.09%30 YearsVRSNVeriSign$3.081.08%N/A36.75%N/ALatest AWK, IBM, and VRSN DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/23/2025IBMInternational Business MachinesQuarterly$1.682.78%8/8/20258/8/20259/10/20257/30/2025AWKAmerican Water Worksquarterly$0.82752.35%8/12/20258/12/20259/3/20257/22/2025VRSNVeriSignquarterly$0.771.07%8/19/20258/19/20258/27/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAWKAmerican Water Works1.150.350.32IBMInternational Business Machines2.000.910.87VRSNVeriSignN/A0.540.54Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAWKAmerican Water Works86.58%IBMInternational Business Machines58.96%VRSNVeriSign92.90%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAWKAmerican Water Works0.11%IBMInternational Business Machines0.18%VRSNVeriSign0.84%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAWKAmerican Water Works6,700195.10 million194.88 millionOptionableIBMInternational Business Machines293,400929.40 million927.72 millionOptionableVRSNVeriSign92093.41 million92.62 millionOptionableAWK, IBM, and VRSN HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesUnited Services Automobile Association Takes Position in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSN1 hour ago | marketbeat.comMIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Sells 2,101 Shares of VeriSign, Inc. $VRSN2 hours ago | marketbeat.comVeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) EVP Thomas Indelicarto Sells 501 SharesSeptember 12 at 5:52 PM | marketbeat.comChokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors Inc Invests $236,000 in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 12 at 7:47 AM | marketbeat.comVeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) CEO D James Bidzos Sells 2,000 SharesSeptember 12 at 7:41 AM | insidertrades.comBillionaire Warren Buffett Can't Stop Buying Shares of a Historically Cheap Legal Monopoly, but Also Dumped Nearly a Third of His Stake in Another MonopolySeptember 12 at 3:51 AM | fool.comVeriSign, Inc. $VRSN Stake Cut by EP Wealth Advisors LLCSeptember 12 at 3:32 AM | marketbeat.comVeriSign Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gainsSeptember 11 at 7:47 PM | marketwatch.comOptimize Financial Inc Buys Shares of 7,651 VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 11 at 6:57 AM | marketbeat.comUSS Investment Management Ltd Increases Position in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 11 at 4:26 AM | marketbeat.comVeriSign, Inc. $VRSN Shares Sold by UniSuper Management Pty LtdSeptember 11 at 4:25 AM | marketbeat.comScientech Research LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 11 at 4:25 AM | marketbeat.comMBB Public Markets I LLC Makes New Investment in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 10 at 8:49 AM | marketbeat.comCaxton Associates LLP Buys New Shares in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 10 at 7:05 AM | marketbeat.comVeriSign, Inc. $VRSN Shares Sold by Voleon Capital Management LPSeptember 10 at 7:02 AM | marketbeat.comEverstar Asset Management LLC Makes New Investment in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 10 at 6:38 AM | marketbeat.comVeriSign, Inc. $VRSN Shares Sold by Royal Bank of CanadaSeptember 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comNFJ Investment Group LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comGotham Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comAdage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. Has $18.85 Million Stock Position in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSNSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comVeriSign, Inc. $VRSN Shares Acquired by Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.September 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeAWK, IBM, and VRSN Company DescriptionsAmerican Water Works NYSE:AWK$139.17 -0.46 (-0.33%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$139.30 +0.13 (+0.09%) As of 09/12/2025 06:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.International Business Machines NYSE:IBM$253.46 -3.55 (-1.38%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.57 +0.11 (+0.04%) As of 09/12/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate. The Consulting segment focuses on skills integration for strategy, experience, technology, and operations by domain and industry. The Infrastructure segment provides on-premises and cloud based server, and storage solutions, as well as life-cycle services for hybrid cloud infrastructure deployment. The Financing segment offers client and commercial financing, facilitates IBM clients' acquisition of hardware, software, and services. The company has a strategic partnership to various companies including hyperscalers, service providers, global system integrators, and software and hardware vendors that includes Adobe, Amazon Web services, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and SAP, and others. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.VeriSign NASDAQ:VRSN$285.52 -3.85 (-1.33%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$288.38 +2.87 (+1.00%) As of 09/12/2025 07:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. VeriSign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. 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