Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Forecast for AWK FY2026 Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for American Water Works in a research note issued on Monday, November 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $6.10 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.17. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.71 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Water Works’ FY2029 earnings at $8.14 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on AWK. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. They set a “hold” rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock. Argus boosted their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on American Water Works in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $142.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Cowen began coverage on American Water Works in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $145.38.

American Water Works Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of AWK stock opened at $126.05 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $138.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $141.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.32. American Water Works has a 1-year low of $118.74 and a 1-year high of $155.50. The firm has a market cap of $24.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.70.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.57% and a net margin of 21.93%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.80 EPS. American Water Works has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.700-5.750 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS.

American Water Works Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.8275 per share. This represents a $3.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is 58.17%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Water Works by 1.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,629,133 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,565,269,000 after buying an additional 380,870 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in American Water Works by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,430,863 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,590,147,000 after acquiring an additional 286,053 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in American Water Works by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,949,996 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $685,662,000 after acquiring an additional 103,595 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its position in American Water Works by 24.1% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 4,532,131 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $668,566,000 after acquiring an additional 878,951 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its position in American Water Works by 4.8% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 3,926,541 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $559,951,000 after acquiring an additional 179,127 shares in the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.