At the time of writing, American Water Works Co. Inc. [AWK] stock is trading at $140.10, down -1.62%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AWK shares have lost -0.88% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.29%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
American Water Works Co. Inc. [NYSE: AWK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 16, 2024, when Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and also revised its price target to $135 from $160. Previously, Mizuho started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 03, 2023, and set its price target to $134. On October 20, 2022, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight but maintained its price target of $140 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $165 on September 09, 2022. Janney upgraded its rating to a Buy. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on February 23, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $182. In a note dated February 07, 2022, UBS upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $164 to $161.
For the past year, the stock price of American Water Works Co. Inc. fluctuated between $113.34 and $151.22. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $156.57 within the next 12 months. American Water Works Co. Inc. [NYSE: AWK] shares were valued at $140.10 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.76% based on the average AWK price forecast.
Analyzing the AWK fundamentals
According to American Water Works Co. Inc. [NYSE:AWK], the company’s sales were 4.31B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.78% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.55% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.36%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.31.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 138.17 points at the first support level, and at 136.23 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 143.17, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 146.23.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that American Water Works Co. Inc. [NYSE:AWK] has a current ratio of 0.85. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.34, the price to book ratio is 2.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.49.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kennedy Melanie M, EVP, CHRO, that happened on Mar 04 ’24 when 843.0 shares were sold. Director, Marberry Michael completed a deal on Nov 06 ’23 to buy 3786.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director GOSS MARTHA CLARK bought 56.0 shares on Aug 28 ’23.
