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

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.09, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. American Water Works had a net margin of 22.44% and a return on equity of 10.33%. American Water Works updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.650-5.750 EPS.

American Water Works Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AWK opened at $128.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.58. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $124.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.83. The stock has a market cap of $25.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.87, a PEG ratio of 2.70 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.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.765 per share. This represents a $3.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. American Water Works’s payout ratio is presently 56.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AWK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on American Water Works from $129.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $151.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Water Works presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.57.

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.