American Water Works (AWK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Water Works Company, Inc. is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, it operates through regulated subsidiaries to provide water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial and fire protection customers.

The company traces its origins to 1886 with the establishment of its predecessor, American Water Works & Guarantee Company. Over its more than 130-year history, American Water has grown through strategic acquisitions, infrastructure investments and operational enhancements to serve an ever-expanding customer base.

Through its subsidiaries, American Water delivers water treatment, distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, along with related services such as meter reading, leak detection and infrastructure planning. The company employs modern technologies and rigorous quality controls to ensure compliance with health and safety standards and to maintain system reliability.

Operating across the United States and parts of Ontario, Canada, American Water is overseen by a board of directors and led by an experienced executive team. The company remains focused on sustainable growth, infrastructure modernization and strong customer engagement to support clean, safe and affordable water services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $137.24 to $139.65
• 50-Day Range: $138.53 to $146.92
• 52-Week Range: $118.74 to $155.50
• Volume: 722,837 shs
• Average Volume: 1.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.79
• Dividend Yield: 2.41%
• Price Target: $143.30
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

American Water Works Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Water Works scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 99 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

American Water Works has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.91, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for American Water Works is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Water Works has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Water Works are expected to grow by 7.36% in the coming year, from $5.71 to $6.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Water Works is 24.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Water Works is 24.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Water Works has a PEG Ratio of 3.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Water Works has a P/B Ratio of 2.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.32% of the float of American Water Works has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Water Works has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Water Works has recently increased by 2.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

American Water Works pays a meaningful dividend of 2.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Water Works has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Water Works is 59.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Water Works will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.00% next year. This indicates that American Water Works will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: 1.99

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.32% of the float of American Water Works has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Water Works has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Water Works has recently increased by 2.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

American Water Works has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 43 news articles for American Water Works this week, compared to 26 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for AWK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added American Water Works to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Water Works insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.11% of the stock of American Water Works is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.58% of the stock of American Water Works is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AWK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AWK shares performed this year?

American Water Works' stock was trading at $124.49 at the start of the year. Since then, AWK shares have increased by 10.7% and is now trading at $137.7550.

How were American Water Works' earnings last quarter?

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.05. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are American Water Works' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of American Water Works include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.14%), State Street Corp (5.86%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.54%) and Amundi (2.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Martha Clark Goss, Melanie M Kennedy, Melissa K Wikle and Michael Marberry.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of American Water Works?

Shares of AWK 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 Water Works own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Water Works investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2025
• Today: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - WATER SPLY
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AWK
• CIK: 1410636
• Web: www.amwater.com
• Phone: (856) 955-4001
• Fax: 856-346-8360
• Employees: 6,700
• Year Founded: 1886

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Water Works: $143.30
• High Price Target: $164.00
• Low Price Target: $124.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.14
• P/E Growth: 3.3
• Net Income: $1.05 billion
• Net Margins: 21.91%
• Pretax Margin: 28.37%
• Return on Equity: 10.34%
• Return on Assets: 3.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 0.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.74
• Cash Flow: $9.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.76
• Book Value: $53.01 per share
• Price / Book: 2.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 195,100,000
• Free Float: 194,884,000
• Market Cap: $26.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69