American States Water (AWR) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American States Water in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" AWR shares.
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3 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for American States Water's shares. Their AWR share price forecasts range from $89.00 to $92.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $90.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.2% from the stock's current price.
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American States Water's stock was trading at $92.55 at the start of the year. Since then, AWR stock has decreased by 12.8% and is now trading at $80.68.
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American States Water saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 457,100 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the August 15th total of 412,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 240,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 6th 2023.
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American States Water (NYSE:AWR) issued its earnings results on Monday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.04. The utilities provider had revenue of $157.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $128 million. American States Water had a net margin of 20.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.10%.

American States Water announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Friday, September 1st. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 14th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40.
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ETFs with the largest weight of American States Water (NYSE:AWR) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF (PSCU), iShares MSCI Water Management Multisector ETF (IWTR), Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF (CGW), Global X Clean Water ETF (AQWA), First Trust Water ETF (FIW), iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (EFRA), Ecofin Global Water ESG Fund (EBLU) and JPMorgan Active Small Cap Value ETF (JPSV).

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.13%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 69 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 54.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AWR will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.11% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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American States Water trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AWR."

American States Water's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (18.05%), State Street Corp (8.93%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.14%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.94%), Northern Trust Corp (1.58%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Anne M Holloway, Bryan K Switzer, Diana M Bonta, Eva G Tang, Granville R Hodges Jr, James L Anderson, Janice F Wilkins, John R Fielder, Paul J Rowley and Thomas A Eichelberger.
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Shares of AWR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AWR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.68.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion and generates $491.53 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $78.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.16 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 811 workers across the globe.

American States Water's mailing address is 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA, 91773. The official website for the company is americanstateswatercompany.gcs-web.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (909) 394-3600, via email at investorinfo@aswater.com, or via fax at 909-394-0711.