American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 29th, 2026

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.020-6.120 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.080. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AWK has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of American Water Works from $137.00 to $130.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of American Water Works from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Sunday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $131.00 price target on shares of American Water Works in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.60.

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American Water Works Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE AWK traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $137.99. 3,034,857 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,978,864. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $128.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.89. American Water Works has a twelve month low of $120.57 and a twelve month high of $147.87.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.08. American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 21.17%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.33 billion. American Water Works has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that American Water Works will post 6.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Faithward Advisors LLC grew its stake in American Water Works by 5.4% in the third quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC now owns 1,602 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $223,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of American Water Works by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 5,865 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $816,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of American Water Works by 82.6% during the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 199 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA raised its stake in shares of American Water Works by 81.2% during the 4th quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 290 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 5,083 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $663,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About American Water Works

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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.

Earnings History and Estimates for American Water Works (NYSE:AWK)

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