Equities Analysts Set Expectations for AWK Q1 Earnings

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for American Water Works in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.05. 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 $1.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.70 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group raised shares of American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $151.00 to $155.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $141.86.

American Water Works Price Performance

NYSE AWK opened at $144.67 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. American Water Works has a 12-month low of $113.34 and a 12-month high of $152.07. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $130.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $134.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Water Works

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AWK. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in American Water Works in the fourth quarter valued at $294,524,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 120.7% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,174,395 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $395,180,000 after acquiring an additional 1,736,258 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,695,734 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $335,592,000 after acquiring an additional 747,316 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment raised its position in shares of American Water Works by 4,227.0% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 711,927 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 695,474 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Water Works in the fourth quarter worth about $71,120,000. 86.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.