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American Water Works Company NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Last Price

US$130.72

Market Cap

US$25.8b

7D

-3.6%

1Y

0.008%

Updated

09 Dec, 2024

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American Water Works Company, Inc.

NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$25.8b

AWK Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. More details

AWK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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American Water Works Company, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for American Water Works Company
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$130.72
52 Week HighUS$150.68
52 Week LowUS$113.34
Beta0.69
11 Month Change-3.95%
3 Month Change-11.79%
1 Year Change0.0077%
33 Year Change-27.74%
5 Year Change8.12%
Change since IPO534.56%

Recent News & Updates

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Nov 12
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Recent updates

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Nov 12
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Oct 25
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Don't Dive Into American Water Works Company

Oct 11

Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes

Sep 13
Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes

Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Aug 23
Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 30
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

American Water Works: Attractively Valued Yet Not Fully Appreciated By The Market

Jul 17

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Jun 17
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

May 26
American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

American Water Works Will Benefit From Future Interest Rate Cuts

May 23

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765

May 05
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765

American Water Works: A Dividend Compounder To Buy Now

May 04

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Apr 15
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

American Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A Discount

Mar 28

Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Mar 10
Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Feb 21
We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Feb 15
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

American Water Works: Water Utility Giant With A Safe Dividend

Feb 12

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jan 30
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

American Water Works: A Dividend Growth Stock On Sale

Jan 22

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Jan 09
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

American Water Works: A Company With Growth Potential And A Reasonable Valuation

Jan 05

American Water Works: No Thanks, Too Risky For Me

Dec 09

Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling

Oct 03

American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value

Jul 31

American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M

Feb 15

American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued

Jan 03

American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend

Dec 08

California American Water acquires Bellflower’s municipal water system

Nov 04

American Water Works: The Short-Term Pain May Be Over

Oct 27

Pennsylvania American Water to buy BASA wastewater system for $231.5M

Oct 11

American Water unit buys city of Villa Grove's water & wastewater systems for $11M

Sep 22

American Water Works: An Expensive Stock Underperforming Its Sector With A Muddy Chart

Aug 19

Shareholder Returns

AWKUS Water UtilitiesUS Market
7D-3.6%-3.8%0.08%
1Y0.008%-0.3%31.4%

Return vs Industry: AWK matched the US Water Utilities industry which returned -0.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AWK underperformed the US Market which returned 31.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AWK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AWK volatility
AWK Average Weekly Movement2.7%
Water Utilities Industry Average Movement3.4%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.5%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

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

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18866,500M. Hardwickwww.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

How do American Water Works Company's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AWK fundamental statistics
Market capUS$25.80b
Earnings (TTM)US$983.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$4.52b

25.9x

P/E Ratio

5.6x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AWK income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$4.52b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.81b
Gross ProfitUS$2.70b
Other ExpensesUS$1.72b
EarningsUS$983.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)5.04
Gross Margin59.89%
Net Profit Margin21.77%
Debt/Equity Ratio128.9%

How did AWK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

58%

Payout Ratio