American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.09 EPS

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.09, Zacks reports. American Water Works had a net margin of 21.77% and a return on equity of 9.75%. American Water Works updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.650-5.750 EPS.

American Water Works Stock Up 0.5 %

AWK stock traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $127.82. 1,805,704 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,231,284. 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 firm has a market cap of $24.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $124.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.92. American Water Works has a 1-year low of $113.34 and a 1-year high of $150.68.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.765 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.39%. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is 60.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AWK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group raised shares of American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $151.00 to $155.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of American Water Works from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $133.00 to $129.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.00.

American Water Works Company Profile

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.