American States Water (AWR) News Today

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd purchased a new position in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 8,748 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at ap

Bessemer Group Inc. cut its holdings in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 63.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,843 shares of the utilities provider's stock a

Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its holdings in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 229.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 45,388 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 3

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. grew its position in American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 70.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 100,302 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 41,576 shares durin

ProShare Advisors LLC grew its holdings in American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 11.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 116,327 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiring an additi

Quantbot Technologies LP grew its stake in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 1,558.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,255 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiri

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 859.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,707 shares of the utilitie

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,627,850 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 18,255 shares during the quarter. Va

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American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 390,000 shares, an increase of 14.8% from the May 15th total of 339,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 234,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's stock are sold short.

Robeco Schweiz AG lowered its holdings in American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 9.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 326,728 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 36,000 shares during the quarter

UBS Group AG increased its position in American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 28.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 95,385 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 21,

American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 339,600 shares, a decrease of 11.6% from the April 30th total of 384,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 240,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Get Free Report) Director Mary Ann Hopkins purchased 560 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $71.53 per share, for a total transaction of $40,056.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,606 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,937.18. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 372,839 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) by 3.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 368,410 shares of the utiliti

American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Get Free Report) Director Thomas A. Eichelberger acquired 640 shares of American States Water stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $77.62 per share, for a total transaction of $49,676.80. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 7,006 shares in the company, valued at $543,805.72. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 21,381 shares of the utilities provider's stock, val

Natixis Advisors L.P. acquired a new position in American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 10,174 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $818,000. A nu

Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of American States Water from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The utilities provider reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. American States Water had a net margin of 20.97% and a return on equity of 13.54%. The business had revenue of $135.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.54 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 16.2% on a year-over-year basis.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 20th will be given a dividend of 0.43 per share by the utilities provider on Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%.