NYSE:AWR - American States Water Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

American States Water announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.255 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 14th. View American States Water's Dividend History.

American States Water Co (NYSE:AWR) released its earnings results on Monday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.05. The utilities provider earned $94.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.52 million. American States Water had a net margin of 15.45% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS. View American States Water's Earnings History.

American States Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for American States Water.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for American States Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect American States Water's stock price to reach $45.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for American States Water.

American States Water saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,168,204 shares, an increase of 45.5% from the April 30th total of 1,490,044 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 203,498 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.7 days. Approximately 6.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Some companies that are related to American States Water include Aqua America (WTR), Companhia de Saneamento Basico (SBS), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), AquaVenture (WAAS), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Consolidated Water (CWCO) and Global Water Resources (GWRS).

News coverage about AWR stock has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. American States Water earned a media sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider an impact score of 48.37 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

American States Water's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.51%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.46%), Northern Trust Corp (1.74%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.44%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.90%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.90%). Company insiders that own American States Water stock include Anne M Holloway, Bryan K Switzer, Denise L Kruger, Diana M Bonta, Gladys Farrow, James B Gallagher, James C Cotton III, James L Anderson, Lloyd E Ross, Patrick Ronald Scanlon and Robert J Sprowls. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American States Water.

AWR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Forsta AP Fonden, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Asset Management One Co. Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Citigroup Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold American States Water company stock in the last year include Anne M Holloway, Bryan K Switzer, Denise L Kruger, Diana M Bonta, James B Gallagher, James C Cotton III, James L Anderson, Lloyd E Ross and Robert J Sprowls. View Insider Buying and Selling for American States Water.

AWR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including KBC Group NV, BlackRock Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, Northern Trust Corp, HRT Financial LLC, Legal & General Group Plc and Dean Investment Associates LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for American States Water.

Shares of AWR 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AWR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.98.

American States Water has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion and generates $440.60 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $69.36 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.71 on an earnings per share basis. American States Water employs 758 workers across the globe.

American States Water's mailing address is 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA, 91773. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 909-394-3600 or via email at [email protected]