American States Water Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
American States Water is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.25% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.3%
Dividend yield
-2.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.6% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.792 |
| Payout ratio | 59% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Dec 05
American States Water Delivers 70 Consecutive Years Of Dividend Increases
Nov 21Here's What To Make Of American States Water's (NYSE:AWR) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Nov 16American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 26% Below Its Share Price
Oct 26We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Sep 14American States Water: A Dividend King On Sale Now
Sep 10American States Water: Rating Upgrade On Solid Underlying Growth
Aug 08American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.4655
Aug 04Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes
Jun 26American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jun 11American States Water: Buy This Storied Dividend Grower Now
May 28American States Water: Buy America's Most Battle-Tested Dividend King Now
Apr 09Are American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Mar 14American States Water Company: Favorable Long-Term Outlook, But Overvalued Now
Feb 29Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Are On The Way Up
Feb 16American States Water: There Are Better Ways To DRIP Your Income Stream
Feb 16American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 08These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively
Dec 21If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Presents An Opportunity
Dec 05American States Water: America's Most Legendary Dividend Growth Stock Is A Buy
Dec 01American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Nov 17American States Water: Time To Finally Buy The Longest-Reigning Dividend King
Sep 26Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) A Risky Investment?
Sep 05Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes
Aug 18American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
Jul 17American States Water: Increase In Military Spending Supports The Business
Jul 12Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Stalled
May 19These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively
May 06American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend
Feb 09Does American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 05Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing
Jan 20American States Water: Water Is Life, But This Is Too Expensive
Dec 15American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend
Nov 03Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 24American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Oct 08American States Water: Not The Stability Your Portfolio Needs
Sep 29American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975
Jul 31American States Water Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Jul 29Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Jul 19American States Water Is Still Expensive
Jul 18Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)
Jun 29Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: AWR's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AWR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| American States Water Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AWR) | 2.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Water Utilities) | 2.7% |
| Analyst forecast (AWR) (up to 3 years) | 2.6% |
Notable Dividend: AWR's dividend (2.25%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: AWR's dividend (2.25%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.9%), AWR's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: AWR is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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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Analyst Sources
American States Water Company is covered by 14 analysts. 3 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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| David Parker | Baird |
| Eric Beaumont | Barclays |
| Ross Allen Fowler | BofA Global Research |