American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE:AWK) finished Friday with an addition of $0.25 to close at $123.83, an upside of 0.20 percent. An average of 1,536,460 shares of common stock have been traded in the last five days. There was a fall of -$8.42 in the past week, and it reached a new high 19 times over the past 12 months. The last 20 days have seen an average of 1,091,615 shares traded, while the 50-day average volume stands at 963,050.
AWK stock has decreased by -11.25% in the last month. The company shares reached their 1-month lowest point of $122.27 on 09/29/23. With the stock rallying to its 52-week high on 02/02/23, shares of the company touched a low of $122.77 and a high of $162.59 in 52 weeks. It has reached a new high 6 times so far this year and lost -18.76% or -$28.59 in price. In spite of this, the price is down -23.84% from the 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.86. The stock’s beta is 0.60. Other valuation ratios to consider include the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio at 5.96, the price-to-book (PB) ratio at 2.48.
The company has a payout ratio of 58.15%. The company’s most recent quarterly dividend payment was $0.7075 a share, without any change from last year. Its latest increase dividend $0.0525 reported on Wednesday April 26 2023.
Financial Health
The quick ratio of American Water Works Co. Inc. for the three months ended June 29 was 1.07, and the current ratio was 1.13, indicating that the company is able to meet its debt obligations. Further, the company has a long term debt to equity ratio of 1.20 and a total debt to equity ratio of 1.26 for the quarter ending June 29. Its gross profit as reported stood at $1.27 billion compared to revenue of $3.79 billion.
For investors, determining the potential profitability of the investment also depends on the performance of the company’s management. In the past 12 months, American Water Works Co. Inc.’s return on assets was 3.19%.
Earnings Surprise
For the three-month period that ended June 29, American Water Works Co. Inc. had $11.61 billion in total debt. In the quarter under review, the net income was up than the previous quarter. The company posted a net income of $280.0 million in the quarter, while revenues were grew 22.14%. The analyst consensus anticipated American Water Works Co. Inc.’s latest quarter earnings to come in at $1.31 per share, but it turned out to be $1.47, a 12.20% surprise. For the quarter, EBITDA amounted to $606.0 million. Shareholders own equity worth $194.67 million.
Technical Picture
From a technical analysis perspective, let’s take a brief look at American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) price momentum. RSI 9-day as of the close on 29 September was 15.23%, suggesting the stock is oversold, with historical volatility in this time frame at 15.30%.
As of today, AWK’s price is $127.22 -6.37% or -$8.42 from its 5-day moving average. AWK is currently trading -10.75% lower than its 20-day SMA and -16.03% lower than its 100-day SMA. However, the stock’s current price level is -15.73% below the SMA50 and -21.12% below the SMA200.
The stochastic %K and %D were 4.12% and 3.44%, respectively, and the average true range (ATR) was 2.62. With the 14-day stochastic at 8.25% and the average true range at 2.50, the RSI (14) stands at 21.03%. The stock has reached -6.16 on the 9-day MACD Oscillator while the 14-day reading was at -9.12.
Analyst Ratings
Wells Fargo upgraded American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) to a an Equal weight rating in its most recent analyst report. Previously, the stock was rated as an Underweight. The consensus rating for American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) among analysts is Overweight. According to current brokerage recommendations, 0 brokerage firms advise that investors sell AWK, while 8 suggest investors hold. There are 1 analyst who rate the stock as underweight. The stock is rated overweight by 0 analysts, while 5 others rate it as a “buy”.
What is AWK’s price target for the next 12 months?
Analysts predict a range of price targets between $139.00 and $169.00, with a median target of $154.00. Taking a look at these predictions, the average price target given by analysts for American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) stock is $156.11.
