American States Water - AWR Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American States Water in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings and 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "sell" AWR shares.
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4 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for American States Water's shares. Their AWR share price forecasts range from $80.00 to $96.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $89.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.1%.
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American States Water's stock was trading at $92.55 at the start of the year. Since then, AWR shares have increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $95.18.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 28th 2023.
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American States Water (NYSE:AWR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $136.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $140 million. American States Water had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.47% and a net margin of 16.59%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 EPS.

American States Water announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3975 per share on Thursday, December 1st. This represents a $1.59 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 14th.
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American States Water (NYSE:AWR) pays an annual dividend of $1.59 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.62%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 68 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 73.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AWR will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.67% 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include D.A. Davidson & CO. (0.28%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.27%), Swiss National Bank (0.24%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.20%), Pendal Group Ltd (0.18%) and TD Asset Management Inc (0.17%). 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 and Paul J Rowley.
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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 $95.18.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion and generates $498.85 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $94.35 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.16 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 808 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.