American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.09 EPS

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 Price Performance

NYSE AWK traded up $0.65 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $127.82. 1,805,704 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,231,284. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The company has a market cap of $24.91 billion, a PE ratio of 25.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.72. American Water Works has a fifty-two week low of $113.34 and a fifty-two week high of $150.68. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $124.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.92.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.765 per share. This represents a $3.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. American Water Works’s payout ratio is 60.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.