Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for AWK Q3 Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Water Works in a research note issued on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.91. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works’ FY2025 earnings at $5.71 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lowered shares of American Water Works from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $131.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of American Water Works from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $133.00 to $129.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group raised American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $151.00 to $155.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on American Water Works in a research note on Monday, October 7th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $124.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Water Works has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $141.00.

American Water Works Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of American Water Works stock opened at $126.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.71. American Water Works has a 52-week low of $113.34 and a 52-week high of $150.68. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $129.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $137.02.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.765 per share. This represents a $3.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is 60.59%.

Institutional Trading of American Water Works

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AWK. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in American Water Works by 1.2% during the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,424 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $938,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC lifted its stake in American Water Works by 2.9% during the third quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 2,790 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Invesco LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 2,467 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of American Water Works by 31.7% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 370 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.