American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Receives $140.89 Consensus PT from Analysts

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $140.8889.

AWK has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on American Water Works from $142.00 to $126.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded American Water Works from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $117.00 to $139.00 in a report on Monday, January 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Water Works

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its position in American Water Works by 71.7% during the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 194 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in American Water Works in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of American Water Works by 82.6% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 199 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Water Works during the third quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

American Water Works Stock Performance

NYSE AWK opened at $131.54 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $134.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $133.05. American Water Works has a fifty-two week low of $121.28 and a fifty-two week high of $150.51. The company has a market cap of $25.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.46.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.04). American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 21.61%.The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.15 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. American Water Works has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that American Water Works will post 5.71 earnings per share for the current year.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc (NYSE: AWK) is a publicly traded utility company that provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Its core business is the operation, management and maintenance of regulated water and wastewater systems that deliver potable water, collect and treat wastewater, and provide related customer services to residential, commercial and industrial customers as well as municipalities. The company’s operations include water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, meter reading and billing, emergency repairs, and long-term infrastructure planning and capital project execution.

In addition to its regulated utility operations, American Water offers complementary nonregulated services and solutions that support system reliability and customer needs.