American Water Works Company, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States and Canada. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,600 communities in 16 states serving approximately 3.4 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, such as 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; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Water supply
Sub-IndustryWater Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone856-955-4001
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.44 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees7,100
Next Earnings Date2/18/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) Frequently Asked Questions
What is American Water Works' stock symbol?
American Water Works trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AWK."
How often does American Water Works pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Water Works?
American Water Works declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. View American Water Works' Dividend History.
How were American Water Works' earnings last quarter?
American Water Works Company Inc (NYSE:AWK) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. American Water Works had a net margin of 17.85% and a return on equity of 10.77%. The company's revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. View American Water Works' Earnings History.
When is American Water Works' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for AWK?
6 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for American Water Works' stock. Their forecasts range from $116.00 to $153.00. On average, they anticipate American Water Works' share price to reach $130.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Water Works.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for American Water Works?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Water Works in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for American Water Works.
Has American Water Works been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about AWK stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Water Works earned a media sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for American Water Works.
Are investors shorting American Water Works?
American Water Works saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,670,000 shares, a decrease of 7.8% from the September 15th total of 3,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 989,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View American Water Works' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of American Water Works' key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of American Water Works own?
Who are American Water Works' key executives?
American Water Works' management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Susan N. Story, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 59)
- Ms. Linda G. Sullivan, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Walter J. Lynch, Exec. VP & COO (Age 56)
- Mr. Michael A. Sgro Esq., Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 60)
- Mr. Loyd Warnock, Sr. VP of External Affairs & Bus. Devel. (Age 59)
Who are American Water Works' major shareholders?
American Water Works' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.19%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (2.54%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.81%), Stifel Financial Corp (0.67%), Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (0.51%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.39%). Company insiders that own American Water Works stock include George Mackenzie, Jeffrey N Edwards, Karl F Kurz, Loyd A Warnock, Melanie M Kennedy, Michael A Sgro, Susan N Story and Walter Lynch. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Water Works.
Which major investors are selling American Water Works stock?
AWK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, BB&T Securities LLC, AMF Pensionsforsakring AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Empire Life Investments Inc., Cambiar Investors LLC and State of Tennessee Treasury Department. Company insiders that have sold American Water Works company stock in the last year include George Mackenzie, Loyd A Warnock, Michael A Sgro, Susan N Story and Walter Lynch. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Water Works.
Which major investors are buying American Water Works stock?
AWK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Barclays PLC, Man Group plc, California Public Employees Retirement System, Meeder Asset Management Inc. and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. Company insiders that have bought American Water Works stock in the last two years include Jeffrey N Edwards, Karl F Kurz and Susan N Story. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Water Works.
How do I buy shares of American Water Works?
Shares of AWK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Water Works' stock price today?
One share of AWK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $122.67.
How big of a company is American Water Works?
American Water Works has a market capitalization of $22.18 billion and generates $3.44 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $567 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.30 on an earnings per share basis. American Water Works employs 7,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Water Works.
What is American Water Works' official website?
How can I contact American Water Works?
American Water Works' mailing address is 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ, 08102. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 856-955-4001 or via email at [email protected]
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