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Log In and Add $122.35 -0.13 (-0.11 %) (As of 12/10/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$122.13Now: $122.35▼$123.3350-Day Range$115.38MA: $120.28▼$123.0452-Week Range$85.89Now: $122.35▼$129.89Volume757,926 shsAverage Volume968,826 shsMarket Capitalization$22.12 billionP/E Ratio37.08Dividend Yield1.63%Beta0.06 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email 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. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Water supply Sub-IndustryWater Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:AWK Previous Symbol CUSIP03042010 CIK1410636 Webhttp://www.amwater.com/ Phone856-955-4001Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.40 Current Ratio0.54 Quick Ratio0.51Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio37.08 Forward P/E Ratio33.89 P/E Growth4.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.44 billion Price / Sales6.43 Cash Flow$6.29 per share Price / Cash Flow19.45 Book Value$32.47 per share Price / Book3.77Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.30 Net Income$567 million Net Margins17.85% Return on Equity10.77% Return on Assets2.98%Miscellaneous Employees7,100 Outstanding Shares180,776,000Market Cap$22.12 billion Next Earnings Date2/18/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive AWK News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AWK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. AWK Rates by TradingView 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 announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. View American Water Works' Dividend History. How were American Water Works' earnings last quarter? American Water Works Company Inc (NYSE:AWK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.20 earnings per share. View American Water Works' Earnings History. When is American Water Works' next earnings date? American Water Works is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for American Water Works. What guidance has American Water Works issued on next quarter's earnings? American Water Works updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 10th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.79-3.89 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.93. What price target have analysts set for AWK? 6 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets 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 6.6% 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 articles about AWK stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. American Water Works earned a media sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for American Water Works. Are investors shorting American Water Works? American Water Works saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,670,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the September 15th total of 3,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 989,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 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? Some companies that are related to American Water Works include Aqua America (WTR), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI) and Consolidated Water (CWCO). What other stocks do shareholders of American Water Works own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Water Works investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), General Electric (GE), Visa (V), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), AT&T (T) and Bank of America (BAC). 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 investors 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 acquired 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 $122.35. How big of a company is American Water Works? American Water Works has a market capitalization of $22.12 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? The official website for American Water Works is http://www.amwater.com/. 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] MarketBeat Community Rating for American Water Works (NYSE AWK)Community Ranking: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 453 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 381 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 834MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about American Water Works and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe AWK will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe AWK will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/10/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Return on Investment (ROI)