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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.255 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 14th. View American States Water's Dividend History.

American States Water Co (NYSE:AWR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for American States Water's shares. Their predictions 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. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 24.8%. View Analyst Ratings for American States Water.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American States Water in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell."

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), AquaVenture (WAAS), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources Co. Class A (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Consolidated Water (CWCO) and Global Water Resources (GWRS).

Media stories about AWR stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. American States Water earned a media sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.50 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

American States Water's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Krueger & Catalano Capital Partners LLC (0.01%). 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Krueger & Catalano Capital Partners 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 $59.85.

American States Water has a market capitalization of $2.18 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]