Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Cut by Zacks Research

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK - Free Report) - Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Water Works in a report released on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.15. The consensus estimate for American Water Works' current full-year earnings is $5.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.03). American Water Works had a return on equity of 9.79% and a net margin of 22.27%. The business had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $962.30 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on AWK. Evercore ISI lowered shares of American Water Works from an "outperform" rating to an "in-line" rating and cut their price target for the company from $160.00 to $135.00 in a report on Friday, February 16th. StockNews.com lowered shares of American Water Works from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd.

American Water Works Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of AWK stock traded up $2.80 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $128.75. 1,710,455 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,497,040. American Water Works has a 1-year low of $113.34 and a 1-year high of $151.24. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $119.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $124.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.08 billion, a PE ratio of 26.12, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Water Works

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MV Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 110.8% in the fourth quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 196 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Ables Iannone Moore & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of American Water Works in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. ORG Partners LLC raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 79.2% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 233 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 71.9% in the fourth quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 239 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its position in American Water Works by 100.0% during the first quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 254 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other American Water Works news, EVP Melanie M. Kennedy sold 843 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.59, for a total value of $100,814.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,240 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,942,141.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

American Water Works Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 14th will be given a $0.765 dividend. This is an increase from American Water Works's previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 13th. This represents a $3.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. American Water Works's payout ratio is presently 57.40%.

American Water Works Company Profile

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.