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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:AWR NASDAQ:LNT NYSE:WTRG 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$143.40+0.3%$142.44$118.74▼$155.50$28.00B0.691.52 million shs941,293 shsAWRAmerican States Water$74.50+0.2%$75.60$70.29▼$87.50$2.87B0.64208,144 shs322,167 shsLNTAlliant Energy$65.07+0.1%$63.90$56.08▼$67.11$16.72B0.542.04 million shs1.67 million shsWTRGEssential Utilities$39.55-0.3%$37.97$33.18▼$41.65$11.08B0.832.09 million shs2.72 million shs10 Best Stocks to Own: Fall 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Fall 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. These ten stocks are incredibly resilient and are likely to thrive in any economic environment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAWKAmerican Water Works0.00%-1.76%-1.59%+0.74%+0.19%AWRAmerican States Water0.00%-1.55%-0.41%-5.19%-8.50%LNTAlliant Energy0.00%-2.84%-0.61%+4.83%+11.67%WTRGEssential Utilities0.00%-0.12%+3.47%+2.58%+1.42%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAWKAmerican Water Works4.7592 of 5 stars2.04.04.24.33.11.72.5AWRAmerican States Water4.5266 of 5 stars0.85.04.23.34.23.31.9LNTAlliant Energy4.0089 of 5 stars1.23.04.22.63.51.71.9WTRGEssential Utilities4.8036 of 5 stars2.45.04.23.12.81.72.5Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAWKAmerican Water Works 1.91Reduce$143.30-0.07% DownsideAWRAmerican States Water 1.50Reduce$77.504.03% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.30Hold$65.500.66% UpsideWTRGEssential Utilities 2.71Moderate Buy$44.5012.53% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest WTRG, LNT, AWK, and AWR Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails8/25/2025WTRGEssential UtilitiesZacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold8/15/2025WTRGEssential UtilitiesUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$42.00 ➝ $47.008/14/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$155.00 ➝ $160.008/14/2025LNTAlliant EnergyBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$68.00 ➝ $70.008/12/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$156.00 ➝ $151.008/11/2025LNTAlliant EnergyBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$66.00 ➝ $68.008/4/2025WTRGEssential UtilitiesRobert W. BairdSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$46.00 ➝ $47.008/1/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$148.00 ➝ $149.008/1/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$147.00 ➝ $141.007/11/2025AWKAmerican Water WorksUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$154.00 ➝ $156.007/11/2025LNTAlliant EnergyUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$65.00 ➝ $67.00(Data available from 9/1/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAWKAmerican Water Works$4.94B5.66$9.43 per share15.21$53.01 per share2.71AWRAmerican States Water$595.46M4.82$4.36 per share17.08$24.56 per share3.03LNTAlliant Energy$4.14B4.03$6.05 per share10.75$27.30 per share2.38WTRGEssential Utilities$2.34B4.74$3.32 per share11.92$22.57 per share1.75Compare 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$5.5525.8423.393.4021.91%10.34%3.29%10/29/2025 (Estimated)AWRAmerican States Water$119.27M$3.2722.7821.114.0220.26%13.14%4.86%11/5/2025 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$690M$3.2420.0818.863.0720.07%12.25%3.75%10/30/2025 (Estimated)WTRGEssential Utilities$595.31M$2.3316.9718.573.6327.62%10.10%3.56%11/3/2025 (Estimated)Latest WTRG, LNT, AWK, and AWR EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/7/2025Q2 2025LNTAlliant Energy$0.62$0.68+$0.06$0.68$977.15 million$961.00 million8/6/2025Q2 2025AWRAmerican States Water$0.92$0.87-$0.05$0.87$170.64 million$163.07 million7/31/2025Q2 2025WTRGEssential Utilities$0.29$0.38+$0.09$0.38$462.70 million$514.91 million7/30/2025Q2 2025AWKAmerican Water Works$1.53$1.48-$0.05$1.48$1.22 billion$1.28 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAWKAmerican Water Works$3.312.31%N/A59.64%18 YearsAWRAmerican States Water$2.022.71%N/A61.77%71 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.033.12%N/A62.65%22 YearsWTRGEssential Utilities$1.373.46%N/A58.80%32 YearsLatest WTRG, LNT, AWK, and AWR DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/30/2025AWKAmerican Water Worksquarterly$0.82752.35%8/12/20258/12/20259/3/20257/29/2025AWRAmerican States Waterquarterly$0.50402.77%8/15/20258/15/20259/3/20257/30/2025WTRGEssential Utilitiesquarterly$0.34263.71%8/12/20258/12/20259/2/20257/18/2025LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.50753.16%7/31/20257/31/20258/15/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAWKAmerican Water Works1.150.350.32AWRAmerican States Water0.971.561.46LNTAlliant Energy1.350.570.46WTRGEssential Utilities1.130.730.58Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAWKAmerican Water Works86.58%AWRAmerican States Water75.24%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%WTRGEssential Utilities74.78%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAWKAmerican Water Works0.11%AWRAmerican States Water0.83%LNTAlliant Energy0.33%WTRGEssential Utilities0.21%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAWKAmerican Water Works6,700195.10 million194.88 millionOptionableAWRAmerican States Water81038.51 million38.19 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,998256.97 million256.17 millionOptionableWTRGEssential Utilities3,291280.47 million279.94 millionOptionableWTRG, LNT, AWK, and AWR HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Acquired by Raymond James Financial Inc.September 1 at 3:50 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street ZenSeptember 1 at 2:11 AM | marketbeat.comZacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for WTRG EarningsAugust 31 at 5:56 AM | marketbeat.comBrokerages Set Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Price Target at $44.50August 30 at 2:50 AM | americanbankingnews.comEssential Utilities (WTRG)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden CrossAugust 29 at 10:56 AM | zacks.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Downgraded to Hold Rating by Zacks ResearchAugust 29 at 8:41 AM | marketbeat.comEpoch Investment Partners Inc. Decreases Holdings in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGAugust 29 at 6:14 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Stock Holdings Lowered by Corebridge Financial Inc.August 29 at 5:48 AM | marketbeat.comHsbc Holdings PLC Sells 36,903 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGAugust 29 at 4:04 AM | marketbeat.com8,513 Shares in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Acquired by Quantbot Technologies LPAugust 29 at 3:57 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from AnalystsAugust 29 at 3:32 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by AnalystsAugust 29 at 3:32 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities announces $26M investment in Greene County data centerAugust 28, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comAPG Asset Management N.V. Has $7.09 Million Stake in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGAugust 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Purchased by Allstate CorpAugust 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Downgraded by Zacks Research to "Hold"August 28, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Utilities to invest in Greene County data center projectAugust 27, 2025 | msn.comWealthTrust Axiom LLC Makes New $476,000 Investment in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGAugust 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities to Invest $26 Million in Major Data Center in Western PennsylvaniaAugust 27, 2025 | businesswire.comEssential Utilities to Invest in $26 Million Major Data Center in Western PennsylvaniaAugust 27, 2025 | businesswire.comCampbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Invests $2.57 Million in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGAugust 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesBuffett Makes Big Moves Outside of UNH: A Buy and Sell BreakdownBy Leo Miller | August 18, 20253 Companies That Will Profit From Trump's Semiconductor TariffsBy Jordan Chussler | August 14, 2025An Atomic Sized Surge Is Brewing for NuScale Power Stock PriceBy Thomas Hughes | August 11, 20253 Robotics Stocks at the Heart of the Robotics RevolutionBy Chris Markoch | August 21, 2025Overlooked Analyst-Approved Dividend Plays You Can Count OnBy Nathan Reiff | August 27, 2025WTRG, LNT, AWK, and AWR Company DescriptionsAmerican Water Works NYSE:AWK$143.40 +0.47 (+0.33%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$144.47 +1.07 (+0.75%) As of 08/29/2025 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.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.American States Water NYSE:AWR$74.50 +0.15 (+0.20%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.23 -1.28 (-1.71%) As of 08/29/2025 08:00 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 States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Water, Electric, and Contracted Services. The company purchases, produces, distributes, and sells water, as well as distributes electricity. As of December 31, 2022, American States Water Company provided water service to 263,265 customers located throughout 10 counties in the State of California; and distributed electricity to 24,705 customers in San Bernardino County mountain communities in California. The company also provides water and/or wastewater services, including the operation, maintenance, and construction of facilities at the water and/or wastewater systems at various military installations. American States Water Company was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in San Dimas, California.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$65.07 +0.05 (+0.08%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.08 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 08/29/2025 04:18 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.Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alliant Energy Corporation, through its other subsidiary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Wisconsin; and sells electricity to wholesale customers in Wisconsin. It serves retail customers in the farming, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, chemical, packaging, and food industries, as well as wholesale customers comprising municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. In addition, the company owns and operates a short-line rail freight service in Iowa; a Mississippi River barge, rail, and truck freight terminal in Illinois; freight brokerage services; wind turbine blade recycling services; and a rail-served warehouse in Iowa. Further, it holds interests in a natural gas-fired electric generating unit near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; and a wind farm located in Oklahoma. The company was formerly known as Interstate Energy Corp. and changed its name to Alliant Energy Corporation in May 1999. Alliant Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.Essential Utilities NYSE:WTRG$39.54 -0.12 (-0.29%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.42 -0.13 (-0.33%) As of 08/29/2025 06:30 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.Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. 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