Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for AWK Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for American Water Works in a report issued on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

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

American Water Works Price Performance

AWK stock opened at $126.69 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. American Water Works has a one year low of $113.34 and a one year high of $150.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $129.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Water Works

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC increased its position in American Water Works by 4.2% in the third quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of American Water Works by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,424 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of American Water Works by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 2,790 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Invesco LLC grew its position in shares of American Water Works by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 2,467 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of American Water Works by 31.7% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 370 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.765 per share. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.