Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for AWK Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Water Works in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.91. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works’ FY2025 earnings at $5.71 EPS.

AWK has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group upgraded American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $151.00 to $155.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded American Water Works from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $133.00 to $129.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Mizuho lowered American Water Works from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $131.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on American Water Works in a research report on Monday, October 7th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $124.00 price target for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $141.00.

American Water Works Price Performance

NYSE:AWK opened at $126.31 on Monday. American Water Works has a 12 month low of $113.34 and a 12 month high of $150.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $129.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market cap of $24.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 10.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 718,178 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $92,761,000 after buying an additional 70,205 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 8.4% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 11,516 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,487,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Water Works during the second quarter worth $875,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 4.8% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 13,812 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,784,000 after buying an additional 635 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 201.9% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 435,604 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $56,264,000 after buying an additional 291,315 shares during the period. 86.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.765 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. American Water Works’s payout ratio is 60.59%.

American Water Works Company Profile

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.