Q3 EPS Forecast for American Water Works Reduced by Analyst

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for American Water Works in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $2.03 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.08. 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’ FY2026 earnings at $6.11 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on AWK. Mizuho set a $145.00 price target on American Water Works in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays upped their price target on American Water Works from $128.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of American Water Works in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. Argus upped their target price on shares of American Water Works from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of American Water Works from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $114.00 to $124.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Water Works presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.00.

American Water Works Trading Up 3.6%

Shares of AWK stock opened at $132.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.33, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.72. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $135.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $139.82. American Water Works has a 1 year low of $118.74 and a 1 year high of $155.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.32.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. American Water Works had a net margin of 21.93% and a return on equity of 10.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.80 earnings per share. American Water Works has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.700-5.750 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be paid a $0.8275 dividend. This represents a $3.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. American Water Works’s payout ratio is currently 58.17%.

Institutional Trading of American Water Works

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AWK. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in American Water Works by 8.5% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 21,004 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,098,000 after purchasing an additional 1,647 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its position in shares of American Water Works by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 15,041 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,218,000 after purchasing an additional 742 shares during the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 3,160 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $461,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. PFG Advisors lifted its position in American Water Works by 33.4% in the 1st quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 9,699 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,431,000 after buying an additional 2,429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS boosted its stake in American Water Works by 4.3% in the first quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 114,086 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $16,830,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares in the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by 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.