Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for AWK

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Water Works in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.51. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.71 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.14 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. American Water Works had a net margin of 22.44% and a return on equity of 10.29%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on AWK. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $141.86.

American Water Works Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of AWK opened at $139.00 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.39. American Water Works has a 52-week low of $113.34 and a 52-week high of $155.50. The firm has a market cap of $27.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.79, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is $137.01 and its 200-day moving average is $134.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Water Works

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,107,225 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,125,598,000 after acquiring an additional 217,582 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,671,050 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $579,981,000 after acquiring an additional 106,857 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 4,490,423 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $553,687,000 after buying an additional 477,411 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,357,726 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $418,003,000 after purchasing an additional 335,683 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of American Water Works by 120.7% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,174,395 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $395,180,000 after buying an additional 1,736,258 shares in the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.