NYSE:AWR American States Water (AWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $89.35 +0.46 (+0.52%) As of 10:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About American States Water Stock (NYSE:AWR) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get American States Water alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$88.92▼$89.6250-Day Range$81.16▼$90.1352-Week Range$69.50▼$91.93Volume10,748 shsAverage Volume281,903 shsMarket Capitalization$3.54 billionP/E Ratio24.48Dividend Yield2.44%Price Target$99.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview American States Water Company is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide water, electric and wastewater services. Its regulated utility subsidiary, Golden State Water Company, delivers water to customers in communities across California and provides electric service in the Big Bear area through Bear Valley Electric Service. Through American States Utility Services, the company also operates and maintains water and wastewater systems at U.S. military installations under long-term contracts. These services include system operations, maintenance and infrastructure-related work. Founded in 1929 as Southern California Water Company, the business adopted the American States Water Company name in 1998. Its operations are primarily based in California, while its contracted utility services extend to military communities in multiple states.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More American States Water Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreAWR MarketRank™: 4.445972495085 of 5 starsAmerican States Water scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAmerican States Water has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialAmerican States Water has a consensus price target of $99.00, representing about 11.2% upside from its current price of $89.01.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican States Water has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about American States Water's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth4.09% Earnings GrowthEarnings for American States Water are expected to grow by 4.09% in the coming year, from $3.67 to $3.82 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American States Water is 24.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American States Water is 24.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 35.04.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAmerican States Water has a PEG Ratio of 3.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican States Water has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.24% of the float of American States Water has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican States Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American States Water has recently decreased by 8.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldAmerican States Water pays a meaningful dividend of 2.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican States Water has been increasing its dividend for 71 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American States Water is 59.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, American States Water will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.07% next year. This indicates that American States Water will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about American States Water's dividend. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment1.15 News SentimentAmerican States Water has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for American States Water this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American States Water insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $79,974.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.90% of the stock of American States Water is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.24% of the stock of American States Water is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about American States Water's insider trading history. Receive AWR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for American States Water and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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AWR Stock News HeadlinesCalifornia Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) & American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Financial ComparisonNovember 13 at 2:29 AM | americanbankingnews.comFY2026 Earnings Estimate for AWR Issued By HuntingtonNovember 13 at 1:43 AM | americanbankingnews.comToday's free pick (on me)Elon Musk doesn't own the chip inside every Tesla, Starlink dish, and AI satellite - he licenses it from one lesser known company. With plans filed for 1,000,000 new satellites, that licensing fee could scale dramatically. Analyst Dylan says the stock could move by December 8th.November 13 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)American States Water Earnings Call Signals Broad GrowthNovember 11 at 7:31 PM | tipranks.comAmerican States Water Company 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationNovember 10 at 6:20 PM | seekingalpha.comAmerican States Water (NYSE:AWR) Upgraded at Freedom BrokerNovember 9, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comHow Investors May Respond To American States Water (AWR) Dividend HikeNovember 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican States Water (AWR) Could Be 38% Above Fair Value After Earnings And DividendNovember 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines AWR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AWR shares performed this year? American States Water's stock was trading at $72.47 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, AWR stock has increased by 22.8% and is now trading at $89.0060. How were American States Water's earnings last quarter? American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.03. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are American States Water's major shareholders? American States Water's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.50%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.77%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.57%) and Perpetual Ltd (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Anne M Holloway, Diana M Bonta, Thomas A Eichelberger, Paul J Rowley and Mary Ann Hopkins. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of American States Water? Shares of AWR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of American States Water own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American States Water investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Procter & Gamble (PG), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Coca-Cola (KO), ExxonMobil (XOM) and 3M (MMM). Company Calendar Record date for 9/2 Dividend8/17/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend8/17/2026Dividend Payable9/02/2026Last Earnings11/04/2026Today11/13/2026Record date for 12/2 Dividend11/16/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend11/16/2026Dividend Payable12/02/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (3w+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 For the last 3 weeks, AWR's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Water Utilities Sub-IndustryWater Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:AWR CIK1056903 Webwww.aswater.com Phone(909) 394-3600Fax909-394-0711Employees900Year Founded1929Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for American States Water$99.00 High Price Target$99.00 Low Price Target$99.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$3.65 Trailing P/E Ratio24.47 Forward P/E Ratio23.38 P/E Growth3.39Net Income$130.44 million Net Margins20.39% Pretax Margin27.02% Return on Equity13.19% Return on Assets5.23% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.73 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.81 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$658.07 million Price / Sales5.38 Cash Flow$4.62 per share Price / Cash Flow19.34 Book Value$28.83 per share Price / Book3.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares39,640,000Free Float39,283,000Market Cap$3.54 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.54 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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