Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for American Water Works Company, Inc. Lowered by Zacks Research (NYSE:AWK)

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Water Works in a report released on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.15. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AWK. StockNews.com cut shares of American Water Works from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Evercore ISI cut American Water Works from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $160.00 to $135.00 in a report on Friday, February 16th.

American Water Works Price Performance

NYSE AWK opened at $128.75 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. American Water Works has a 12 month low of $113.34 and a 12 month high of $151.24. The stock has a market cap of $25.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.12, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s 50 day moving average is $119.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $124.35.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.03). American Water Works had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 22.27%. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $962.30 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

American Water Works Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.765 per share. This is a positive change from American Water Works’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 13th. This represents a $3.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is currently 57.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Water Works

In other American Water Works news, EVP Melanie M. Kennedy sold 843 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.59, for a total transaction of $100,814.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 16,240 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,942,141.60. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AWK. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 96,987 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $12,010,000 after buying an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in American Water Works by 15.4% during the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 36,831 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,561,000 after acquiring an additional 4,909 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in American Water Works by 39.7% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 43,782 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,422,000 after acquiring an additional 12,433 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its position in American Water Works by 4.9% during the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 25,058 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,103,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in shares of American Water Works by 174.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 518,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $64,218,000 after purchasing an additional 329,469 shares during the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.