Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for AWK

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for American Water Works in a report issued on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

AWK has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group raised American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $151.00 to $155.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Mizuho lowered shares of American Water Works from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $131.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of American Water Works in a research report on Monday, October 7th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $124.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of American Water Works from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $133.00 to $129.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $141.00.

American Water Works Stock Performance

AWK stock opened at $126.69 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $24.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $129.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $137.02. American Water Works has a 1-year low of $113.34 and a 1-year high of $150.68.

Institutional Trading of American Water Works

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of American Water Works by 155.6% during the third quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 299 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in American Water Works in the 3rd quarter valued at about $51,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted 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 in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its stake in shares of American Water Works by 29.0% in the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 400 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 446.2% in the third quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 426 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Water Works Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a $0.765 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio 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.