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American Water Works Company Inc

AWK

135.390USD

-0.700-0.51%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
26.41BMarket Cap
24.39P/E TTM

American Water Works Company Inc

135.390

-0.700-0.51%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
8 / 14
Overall Ranking
111 / 4723
Industry
Water & Related Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 14 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
141.444
Target Price
+3.81%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
American Water Works Company, Inc. is a water and wastewater utility company. The Company's primary business involves the ownership of utilities that provide water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial, public authority, fire service and sale for resale customers. It also operates other market-based businesses that provide water and wastewater services to the United States government on military installations, as well as municipalities. The Company operates its business primarily through one segment: the Regulated Businesses segment. The Regulated Businesses segment includes subsidiaries that provide water and wastewater services to customers in approximately 14 states. The Company's utility operates in the states, such as Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company's utilities operate in approximately 1,700 communities. The Company also operates Wood Heights water and wastewater systems in Ray County.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 4.68B.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 23.52% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 28.17.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 56.90%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 56.90%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 24.50, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 184.54M shares, decreasing 3.16% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 25.45M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.09, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.26. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 1.28B, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.05%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 4.33%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.60
Change
0.49

Financials

6.98

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.01

Operational Efficiency

7.04

Growth Potential

7.73

Shareholder Returns

6.70

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 7.66, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.21. Its current P/E ratio is 24.50, which is 17.19% below the recent high of 28.72 and -3.40% above the recent low of 25.34.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.65
Change
0.01

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 8/14
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.14, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 8.55. The average price target for American Water Works Company Inc is 148.00, with a high of 159.00 and a low of 116.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.14
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 14 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
141.492
Target Price
+3.97%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

12
Total
3
Median
3
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
American Water Works Co Inc
AWK
14
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
9
California Water Service Group
CWT
4
American States Water Co
AWR
3
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
SBS
3
SJW Group
SJW
3
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.36, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.51. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 144.01 and the support level at 132.03, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.27
Change
0.09

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(1)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-1.411
Sell
RSI(14)
33.468
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
13.310
Oversold
ATR(14)
2.306
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-160.931
Sell
Williams %R
81.406
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.175
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
136.918
Sell
MA10
138.643
Sell
MA20
141.086
Sell
MA50
142.116
Sell
MA100
142.072
Sell
MA200
137.893
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.57. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 94.59%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.71%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 25.45M shares, representing 13.05% of shares outstanding, with 1.97% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
25.08M
+0.56%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
12.03M
-0.82%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
11.14M
-1.93%
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC
6.71M
-0.06%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
4.85M
+3.75%
Amundi Asset Management, SAS
3.46M
-17.27%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
3.43M
+10.40%
Pictet Asset Management Ltd.
4.53M
+24.06%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
3.42M
+3324.66%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
3.33M
+7.96%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.25, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 5.23. The company's beta value is 0.70. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.24
Change
0.01
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.70
VaR
+2.41%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+17.17%
240-Day Volatility
+23.64%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.91%
120 days
+4.89%
5 years
+6.84%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.74%
120 days
-5.65%
5 years
-5.65%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.65
120 days
-0.03
5 years
+0.09
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+17.17%
3 years
+29.49%
5 years
+39.73%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.38
3 years
-0.05
5 years
-0.04
Skewness
240 days
+0.30
3 years
+0.32
5 years
+0.04
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+23.64%
5 years
+23.08%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.14%
5 years
+2.24%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-3.63%
240 days
-3.63%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.50%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+14.75%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.65%
120 days
+0.72%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+17.07%
60 days
-0.43%
120 days
+10.57%

Peer Comparison

Water & Related Utilities
American Water Works Company Inc
American Water Works Company Inc
AWK
7.05 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
CWCO
7.88 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
SBS
7.64 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
7.52 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
York Water Co
York Water Co
YORW
7.28 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
CWT
7.22 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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