At the time of writing, American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] stock is trading at $133.35, up 0.68%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AWK shares have gain 3.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.58%, 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 January 12, 2026, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $139 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Hold on November 05, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $124. On October 16, 2025, TD Cowen initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $155 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Underweight and recommended $138 as its price target on April 22, 2025. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on January 07, 2025, and downed its price target to $129. In a note dated November 19, 2024, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $151 to $155.
For the past year, the stock price of American Water Works Co. Inc fluctuated between $120.63 and $155.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $139.5 within the next 12 months. American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE: AWK] shares were valued at $133.35 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.61% 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 5.07B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 9.67% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.61% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, 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 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.41.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE:AWK] has a current ratio of 0.42. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.39, and the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.13, the price to book ratio is 2.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.38.
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.
