AWK Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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American Water Works Company, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$125.92 |
| 52 Week High | US$150.68 |
| 52 Week Low | US$113.34 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| 1 Month Change | -8.68% |
| 3 Month Change | -14.47% |
| 1 Year Change | -4.29% |
| 3 Year Change | -30.84% |
| 5 Year Change | 2.41% |
| Change since IPO | 511.26% |
Recent News & Updates
American Water Works: Time To Buy This Water Utility Now
Dec 19Return Trends At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Appealing
Dec 19
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 12Recent updates
American Water Works: Time To Buy This Water Utility Now
Dec 19Return Trends At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Appealing
Dec 19American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 12Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares
Oct 25Don't Dive Into American Water Works Company
Oct 11Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes
Sep 13Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Aug 23American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jul 30American Water Works: Attractively Valued Yet Not Fully Appreciated By The Market
Jul 17American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Jun 17American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall
May 26American Water Works Will Benefit From Future Interest Rate Cuts
May 23American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765
May 05American Water Works: A Dividend Compounder To Buy Now
May 04Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 15American Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A Discount
Mar 28Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Mar 10We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings
Feb 21American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Feb 15American Water Works: Water Utility Giant With A Safe Dividend
Feb 12American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 30American Water Works: A Dividend Growth Stock On Sale
Jan 22Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jan 09American Water Works: A Company With Growth Potential And A Reasonable Valuation
Jan 05American Water Works: No Thanks, Too Risky For Me
Dec 09Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling
Oct 03American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value
Jul 31American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M
Feb 15American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued
Jan 03American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend
Dec 08California American Water acquires Bellflower’s municipal water system
Nov 04American Water Works: The Short-Term Pain May Be Over
Oct 27Pennsylvania American Water to buy BASA wastewater system for $231.5M
Oct 11Shareholder Returns
| AWK | US Water Utilities | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -2.8% | -4.1% | -2.4% |
| 1Y | -4.3% | -5.9% | 23.3% |
Return vs Industry: AWK exceeded the US Water Utilities industry which returned -5.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AWK underperformed the US Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AWK volatility | |
|---|---|
| AWK Average Weekly Movement | 2.9% |
| Water Utilities Industry Average Movement | 3.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: AWK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: AWK's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 6,500 | M. Hardwick | www.amwater.com |
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.
American Water Works Company, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| AWK fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$24.13b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$983.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$4.52b |
25.0x
P/E Ratio5.4x
P/S RatioIs AWK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AWK income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$4.52b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.81b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.70b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.72b |
| Earnings | US$983.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Feb 20, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 5.04 |
| Gross Margin | 59.89% |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.77% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 128.9% |
How did AWK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.4%
Current Dividend Yield58%
Payout RatioDoes AWK pay a reliable dividends?
See AWK dividend history and benchmarks| American Water Works Company dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Feb 07 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Mar 04 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 48 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 73 days |
Does AWK pay a reliable dividends?
See AWK dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 23:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
American Water Works Company, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Finbarr MacCarthy | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Benjamin Kallo | Baird |