Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for AWK Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Water Works in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target 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. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $151.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.86.

American Water Works Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:AWK opened at $144.86 on Monday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a PE ratio of 26.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $129.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.47. American Water Works has a 1 year low of $113.34 and a 1 year high of $152.07.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. American Water Works had a net margin of 22.44% and a return on equity of 10.29%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Water Works

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in American Water Works in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Providence First Trust Co acquired a new position in American Water Works in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in American Water Works in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in American Water Works in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in American Water Works by 54.2% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 293 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.