NYSE:AWR American States Water (AWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $78.17 -0.26 (-0.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.32 +0.15 (+0.19%) As of 05:44 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. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About American States Water Stock (NYSE:AWR) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get American States Water alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$77.46▼$78.4050-Day Range$74.52▼$81.1752-Week Range$69.46▼$87.50Volume205,475 shsAverage Volume216,985 shsMarket Capitalization$3.01 billionP/E Ratio24.66Dividend Yield2.38%Price Target$77.50Consensus RatingReduce Company OverviewAmerican 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.Read More… American States Water Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreAWR MarketRank™: American States Water scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.8 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingAmerican States Water has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican States Water has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about American States Water's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.69% Earnings GrowthEarnings for American States Water are expected to grow by 5.69% in the coming year, from $3.34 to $3.53 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American States Water is 24.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American States Water is 24.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.36.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAmerican States Water has a PEG Ratio of 12.92. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican States Water has a P/B Ratio of 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about American States Water's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.27% of the outstanding shares of American States Water have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican States Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American States Water has recently decreased by 8.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldAmerican States Water pays a meaningful dividend of 2.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican States Water has been increasing its dividend for 71 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American States Water is 57.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, American States Water will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.69% next year. This indicates that American States Water will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about American States Water's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.3 / 5Environmental Score-1.57 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.27% of the outstanding shares of American States Water have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican States Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American States Water has recently decreased by 8.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment1.48 News SentimentAmerican States Water has a news sentiment score of 1.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for American States Water this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for AWR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American States Water insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $74,613.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.83% of the stock of American States Water is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.24% of the stock of American States Water is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about American States Water's insider trading history. Receive AWR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for American States Water and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AWR Stock News Headlines3 No-Brainer High-Yielding Stocks to Buy With $5,000 TodayMay 20 at 3:08 PM | 247wallst.com3 No-Brainer High-Yielding Stocks to Buy With $5,000 TodayMay 20 at 2:12 PM | 247wallst.comIs President Trump Lying To You With This?President Trump’s economic transition isn’t without hardship. 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American States Water's stock was trading at $77.72 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AWR stock has increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $78.1730. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were American States Water's earnings last quarter? American States Water (NYSE:AWR) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.70. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are American States Water's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of American States Water include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.39%), Northern Trust Corp (1.53%), Invesco Ltd. (1.51%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Anne M Holloway, Diana M Bonta, Thomas A Eichelberger, Bryan K Switzer, Mary Ann Hopkins and Granville R Hodges Jr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of American States Water? Shares of AWR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of American States Water own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American States Water investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Visa (V), Home Depot (HD) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Record date for 3/13 Dividend2/18/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend2/18/2025Dividend Payable3/13/2025Last Earnings5/07/2025Record date for 6/3 Dividend5/19/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/3 Dividend5/19/2025Today5/22/2025Dividend Payable6/03/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Water supply Sub-IndustryWater Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:AWR CIK1056903 Webamericanstateswatercompany.gcs-web.com Phone(909) 394-3600Fax909-394-0711Employees810Year Founded1929Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$77.50 High Stock Price Target$84.00 Low Stock Price Target$71.00 Potential Upside/Downside-0.3%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.25 Trailing P/E Ratio24.50 Forward P/E Ratio23.26 P/E Growth12.92Net Income$119.27 million Net Margins20.03% Pretax Margin25.10% Return on Equity13.63% Return on Assets4.89% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.88 Current Ratio0.82 Quick Ratio0.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$608.22 million Price / Sales4.92 Cash Flow$4.50 per share Price / Cash Flow17.28 Book Value$24.56 per share Price / Book3.16Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares38,509,000Free Float37,150,000Market Cap$2.99 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.64 Social Links Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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