Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for AWK Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Water Works in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.07 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.05. 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 $1.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.70 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AWK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. StockNews.com lowered American Water Works from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $141.86.

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American Water Works Price Performance

Shares of AWK traded down $1.01 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $141.04. The stock had a trading volume of 657,457 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,135,510. The company's 50-day moving average is $130.55 and its 200 day moving average is $134.54. American Water Works has a 12-month low of $113.34 and a 12-month high of $152.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The company has a market capitalization of $27.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. 111 Capital purchased a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 4th quarter worth approximately $502,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of American Water Works by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 121,782 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $15,161,000 after acquiring an additional 4,933 shares in the last quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the fourth quarter worth about $1,123,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH increased its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 294.0% in the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 8,629 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,074,000 after purchasing an additional 6,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the fourth quarter worth about $37,313,000. Institutional investors own 86.58% of the company's stock.

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.