At the time of writing, American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] stock is trading at $143.82, up 0.08%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AWK shares have gain 7.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.25%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE: AWK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 25, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Underweight rating on April 22, 2025, and set its price target to $138. On January 07, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $129 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $155 on November 19, 2024. Mizuho downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $140 on October 15, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Underperform rating for this stock on October 07, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $124.
For the past year, the stock price of American Water Works Co. Inc fluctuated between $118.74 and $155.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $150.11 within the next 12 months. American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE: AWK] shares were valued at $143.82 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.37% 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 4.82B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.96% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.29%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.38.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE:AWK] has a current ratio of 0.49. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.82, the price to book ratio is 2.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.18.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Norton Cheryl, EVP and COO, that happened on Nov 22 ’24 when 4647.0 shares were sold. Officer, Norton Cheryl completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to buy 4647.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director GOSS MARTHA CLARK sold 710.0 shares on Sep 03 ’24.
