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AWK · American Water Works Company, I

Utilities - Regulated WaterUnited StatesAnalyst view: Hold

$137.69

-1.54% last session

End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11

Bullish4 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Hold (2.62 from 11 analysts)
To mean target: +0.4%

Market cap

$28B

Enterprise value

$44B

Trailing P/E

24.2

Forward P/E

21.3

Dividend yield

3.0%

Beta

0.58

Avg volume

2M

Employees

7K

Daily Change %

-1.54%

5 Days Change

-0.26%

10 Days Change

1.52%

30 Days Change

3.14%

60 Days Change

8.09%

Month to Day Change

2.13%

Year to Day Change

9.76%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingHold
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.62
Covering analysts11
Mean price target$140.36
Low price target$128.00
Upside to mean target+0.4%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)50.9
50-day MA$135.22
200-day MA$130.21
Price vs 50-day MA+1.8%
Price vs 200-day MA+5.7%
MACD histogram-0.14
Volume vs 3-month avg0.6×
52w low $120.3352w high $141.57

Analyst sentiment over time — AWK

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-09-10

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

UBS

Buy

$162

+15.8% vs price
▲ raised from $156Maintains · 2026-09-10

Barclays

Underweight

$130

-7.0% vs price
▲ raised from $124Maintains · 2026-07-15

JP Morgan

Neutral

$147

+5.1% vs price
▲ raised from $138Maintains · 2026-07-08

Bank of America

Neutral

$134

-4.2% vs price
▼ cut from $147Maintains · 2026-05-21

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$126

-9.9% vs price
▼ cut from $142Maintains · 2026-01-20

Jefferies

Hold

$124

-11.3% vs price
▲ raised from $114Upgrade · 2025-11-05

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-09-10UBSMaintainsBuy$156 $162
2026-08-04Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold$139 $138
2026-07-31MizuhoMaintainsNeutral$130 $140
2026-07-15BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight$124 $130
2026-07-08JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$138 $147
2026-07-02UBSMaintainsBuy$140 $150
2026-05-29UBSUpgradeNeutralBuy$137 $140
2026-05-29Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold$137 $130

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-09-11

  • RSI (14): RSI is 51 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 1.8% above the 50-day MA ($135.22).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 5.7% above the 200-day MA ($130.21).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.14) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($141.57).

AWK Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$5.0B
EBITDA$3.0B
Free cash flow-$2.0B
Operating cash flow$2.0B
Book value / share$58.70
Net Debt / EBITDA5.4
WACC7.0%
Revenue growth6.00%
Earnings growth9.00%

About American Water Works Company, I

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. The company also operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 520 groundwater treatment plants; 170 wastewater treatment plants; 55,000 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,800 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. In addition, it offers water and wastewater services to 14 states serving approximately 3.6 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. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

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