NYSE:AWKAmerican Water Works Stock Price, Forecast & News

American Water Works' stock was trading at $129.67 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AWK stock has decreased by 3.3% and is now trading at $125.35. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Water Works in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for American Water Works.

American Water Works is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Water Works.

American Water Works Company Inc (NYSE:AWK) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The utilities provider reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73. The utilities provider earned $902 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.56 million. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.79% and a net margin of 17.20%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.69 earnings per share. View American Water Works' earnings history.

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 dividend yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. View American Water Works' dividend history.

American Water Works issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.79-3.89 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.85.

7 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for American Water Works' stock. Their forecasts range from $127.00 to $153.00. On average, they anticipate American Water Works' share price to reach $137.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Water Works.

News headlines about AWK stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Water Works earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAmerican Water Works.

American Water Works saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,108,100 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the February 27th total of 3,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,110,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. View American Water Works' Current Options Chain.

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American Water Works trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AWK."

American Water Works' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.04%), Bangor Savings Bank (0.01%), Buffington Mohr McNeal (0.01%) and M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.01%). 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.

AWK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LGT Capital Partners LTD., Paragon Advisors LLC, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Bangor Savings Bank, M&R Capital Management Inc., and Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO. Company insiders that have sold American Water Works company stock in the last year include George Mackenzie, Loyd A Warnock, Melanie M Kennedy, Michael A Sgro, Susan N Story, and Walter Lynch. View insider buying and selling activity for American Water Works.

AWK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IBM Retirement Fund, Buffington Mohr McNeal, and Bank of Stockton. 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 activity for 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.

One share of AWK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $125.35.

American Water Works has a market capitalization of $22.69 billion and generates $3.61 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $621 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.61 on an earnings per share basis. American Water Works employs 6,800 workers across the globe. View additional information about American Water Works.

The official website for American Water Works is http://www.amwater.com/.

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]