Analysts Set Expectations for AWR FY2026 Earnings

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of American States Water in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $3.57 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for American States Water’s current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share.

AWR has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America began coverage on shares of American States Water in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $85.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com downgraded shares of American States Water from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company downgraded American States Water from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $84.00 to $77.00 in a research report on Tuesday.

American States Water Stock Down 0.2 %

AWR stock opened at $72.87 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $81.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a PEG ratio of 6.77 and a beta of 0.53. American States Water has a fifty-two week low of $66.03 and a fifty-two week high of $87.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.64.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $161.78 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.00 million. American States Water had a net margin of 19.26% and a return on equity of 13.53%. American States Water’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American States Water

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American States Water during the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in American States Water by 18,820.0% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 941 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of American States Water in the second quarter worth about $80,000. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in shares of American States Water by 31.9% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,236 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of American States Water by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,393 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. 75.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

American States Water Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.4655 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.56%. American States Water’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.63%.

American States Water Company Profile

American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Water, Electric, and Contracted Services. The company purchases, produces, distributes, and sells water, as well as distributes electricity.