American Water Works (AWK) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect American Water Works to post earnings of $1.89 per share and revenue of $1.3624 billion for the quarter. American Water Works has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.700-5.750 EPS.Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.53 by ($0.05). American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 21.91%.The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.42 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect American Water Works to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

American Water Works Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AWK opened at $144.14 on Wednesday. American Water Works has a twelve month low of $118.74 and a twelve month high of $155.50. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $140.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $141.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $28.12 billion, a PE ratio of 25.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.70.

American Water Works Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th were given a $0.8275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.64%.

Institutional Trading of American Water Works

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in American Water Works by 11.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 5,912 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 16,466 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,429,000 after acquiring an additional 4,762 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works during the second quarter valued at approximately $302,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of American Water Works by 1.5% during the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 5,865 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $816,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 184.4% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 5,492 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $764,000 after buying an additional 3,561 shares during the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AWK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $128.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Cowen assumed coverage on American Water Works in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Mizuho upped their price objective on American Water Works from $148.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Argus upped their target price on American Water Works from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $145.75.

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.