Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for AWK Q2 Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Water Works in a report released on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.51. The consensus estimate for American Water Works' current full-year earnings is $5.71 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.14 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.09. American Water Works had a net margin of 22.44% and a return on equity of 10.29%. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. StockNews.com raised American Water Works from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $141.86.

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American Water Works Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE AWK traded up $2.91 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $146.06. The stock had a trading volume of 1,548,978 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,239,784. The firm has a market cap of $28.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.68. American Water Works has a fifty-two week low of $113.34 and a fifty-two week high of $155.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $137.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.14.

Institutional Trading of American Water Works

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,244,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its holdings in American Water Works by 76.2% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,584 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $670,000 after acquiring an additional 1,982 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Water Works during the third quarter worth approximately $275,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 36.2% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 120,157 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $17,572,000 after purchasing an additional 31,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 5.6% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,678 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $830,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. 86.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About American Water Works

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.