27,417 Shares in American Water Works Company, Inc. $AWK Purchased by EFG International AG

EFG International AG acquired a new position in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 27,417 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,608,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in American Water Works by 82.6% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 199 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new position in American Water Works during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in American Water Works in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

American Water Works Price Performance

Shares of AWK opened at $137.54 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market cap of $27.33 billion, a PE ratio of 23.84, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $133.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $131.81. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a twelve month low of $120.57 and a twelve month high of $145.64.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.08. American Water Works had a net margin of 21.35% and a return on equity of 10.20%. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 6.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Water Works Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be paid a $0.895 dividend. This represents a $3.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 11th. American Water Works’s payout ratio is presently 62.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AWK shares. Truist Financial set a $139.00 target price on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of American Water Works from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen raised American Water Works from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $138.78.

American Water Works Profile

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.