North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 6,679 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $872,000.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in American Water Works during the third quarter worth $27,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its stake in American Water Works by 71.7% during the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 194 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in American Water Works during the third quarter worth $29,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in American Water Works during the third quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its stake in American Water Works by 803.1% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 289 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on AWK shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded American Water Works from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $131.00 target price on American Water Works in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays increased their target price on American Water Works from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. UBS Group dropped their target price on American Water Works from $149.00 to $137.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $139.11.
American Water Works Price Performance
Shares of NYSE AWK opened at $122.40 on Thursday. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.28 and a 1-year high of $147.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $132.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.90 billion, a PE ratio of 21.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.64.
American Water Works (NYSE:AWK – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.10 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.17 billion. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 21.17%.American Water Works’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. American Water Works has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that American Water Works Company, Inc. will post 6.09 EPS for the current year.
American Water Works Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.895 per share. This represents a $3.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is a positive change from American Water Works’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is 63.48%.
American Water Works Company Profile
American Water Works Company, Inc (NYSE: AWK) is a publicly traded utility company that provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Its core business is the operation, management and maintenance of regulated water and wastewater systems that deliver potable water, collect and treat wastewater, and provide related customer services to residential, commercial and industrial customers as well as municipalities. The company’s operations include water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, meter reading and billing, emergency repairs, and long-term infrastructure planning and capital project execution.
In addition to its regulated utility operations, American Water offers complementary nonregulated services and solutions that support system reliability and customer needs.
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