10,218 Shares in American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Bought by Terra Alpha Investments LLC

Terra Alpha Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,218 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,272,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AWK. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Providence First Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 54.2% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 293 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works during the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. 86.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AWK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. StockNews.com lowered American Water Works from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $141.86.

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American Water Works Trading Down 0.6 %

AWK traded down $0.91 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $140.90. The stock had a trading volume of 2,605,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,143,962. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.69. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a 52 week low of $113.34 and a 52 week high of $152.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.39. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $130.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $134.59.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.09. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 22.44%. The business had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that American Water Works Company, Inc. will post 5.71 EPS for the current year.

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.