American States Water (NYSE:AWR - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for American States Water in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $3.57 for the year. The consensus estimate for American States Water's current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share.
AWR has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America started coverage on shares of American States Water in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered American States Water from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $84.00 to $77.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded American States Water from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th.
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American States Water Stock Performance
Shares of AWR traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $72.87. 184,459 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 189,632. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $81.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.77 and a beta of 0.53. American States Water has a 52-week low of $66.03 and a 52-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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.03). American States Water had a return on equity of 13.53% and a net margin of 19.26%. The firm had revenue of $161.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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 given 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 payout ratio is currently 62.63%.
Institutional Trading of American States Water
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in American States Water by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,720 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $134,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American States Water by 107.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 381,981 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $31,815,000 after purchasing an additional 197,556 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American States Water in the third quarter valued at about $287,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of American States Water by 1.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 850,878 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $70,884,000 after purchasing an additional 13,024 shares during the period. Finally, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in American States Water by 50.9% during the third quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. now owns 42,618 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,550,000 after buying an additional 14,380 shares in the last quarter. 75.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
American States Water Company Profile
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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.
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