American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] stock prices are up 0.13% to $141.10 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AWK shares have gain 0.35% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.82%, 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.
The stock price of American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] has been fluctuating between $118.74 and $155.50 over the past year. 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 $141.10 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.39% based on the average AWK price forecast.
Analyzing the AWK fundamentals
The American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE:AWK] reported sales of 4.82B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 12.96%. 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%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.38.
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 140.08 points at the first support level, and at 139.05 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 141.89, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 142.68.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE:AWK]’s Current Ratio is 0.49. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.44, and the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.71, the price to book ratio is 2.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.69.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Wikle Melissa K., SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on May 30 ’25 when 2825.0 shares were sold. EVP and COO, Norton Cheryl completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to sell 4647.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Norton Cheryl bought 4647.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
