American Water Works Company, Inc. $AWK Shares Sold by Mirador Capital Partners LP

Mirador Capital Partners LP trimmed its position in American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) by 86.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,738 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 10,714 shares during the quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP’s holdings in American Water Works were worth $227,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new position in American Water Works in the third quarter worth $26,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works during the third quarter worth $27,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new position in shares of American Water Works in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of American Water Works in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Water Works in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. 86.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on AWK. UBS Group set a $149.00 price objective on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Barclays lowered their target price on American Water Works from $134.00 to $122.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on American Water Works from $142.00 to $126.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Bank of America upgraded shares of American Water Works from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $117.00 to $139.00 in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.89.

American Water Works Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:AWK opened at $136.95 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $132.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $133.22. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.28 and a 52 week high of $155.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.46. The company has a market cap of $26.74 billion, a PE ratio of 24.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.77.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.04). American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 21.61%.The business had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.15 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. American Water Works has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that American Water Works Company, Inc. will post 5.71 earnings per share for the current year.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc (NYSE: AWK) is a publicly traded utility company that provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Its core business is the operation, management and maintenance of regulated water and wastewater systems that deliver potable water, collect and treat wastewater, and provide related customer services to residential, commercial and industrial customers as well as municipalities. The company’s operations include water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, meter reading and billing, emergency repairs, and long-term infrastructure planning and capital project execution.

In addition to its regulated utility operations, American Water offers complementary nonregulated services and solutions that support system reliability and customer needs.