American States Water Stock Forecast, Price & News

American States Water's stock was trading at $79.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AWR shares have increased by 0.0% and is now trading at $79.82.
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4 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 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" American States Water stock.
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6,978 employees have rated American States Water CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among American States Water's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

American States Water is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 22nd 2021.
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American States Water (NYSE:AWR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, November, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $133.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.09 million. American States Water had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 17.38%. American States Water's revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.69 earnings per share.
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American States Water declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.335 per share on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th.
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American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.65%. American States Water has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of American States Water is 62.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, American States Water will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.07% next year. This indicates that American States Water will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for American States Water's stock. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $93.00. On average, they expect American States Water's share price to reach $81.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to American States Water include American Water Works (AWK), Aqua America (WTR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), The York Water (YORW), Cadiz (CDZI), Artesian Resources (ARTNA) and Consolidated Water (CWCO).
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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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd (0.06%), Kestra Advisory Services LLC (0.04%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.02%), Sowell Financial Services LLC (0.01%) and Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own American States Water stock include Anne M Holloway, Bryan K Switzer, Eva G Tang, James C Cotton III, James F Mcnulty, James L Anderson, Lloyd E Ross, Patrick Ronald Scanlon, Paul J Rowley, Robert J Sprowls and Sarah J Anderson.
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AWR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, and Sowell Financial Services LLC.
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AWR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc., and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC.
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Shares of AWR 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.

One share of AWR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.82.

American States Water has a market capitalization of $2.94 billion and generates $473.87 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $84.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.13 on an earnings per share basis. American States Water employs 841 workers across the globe.

The official website for American States Water is americanstateswatercompany.gcs-web.com.

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]