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Stocks Info
AWK belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. The current market capitalization of American Water Works Co. Inc. is $28.39B. A total of 0.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 927.70K shares.
In the most recent transaction, GOSS MARTHA CLARK sold 710 shares of AWK for 142.85 per share on Sep 03 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 36,880 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 03 ’24, MARTHA CLARK GOSS bought 710 shares at 142.85 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kennedy Melanie M disposed of 843 shares on Mar 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $119.59. This resulted in the EVP, CHRO holding 16,240 shares of AWK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Marberry Michael bought 3,786 shares at $130.20 per share on Nov 06 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 7,459.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. American Water Works Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.94, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.71. AWK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/13/2024 when it declared a $0.7650 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/4/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/13/2024. The AWK stock dividend was $0.7650 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AWK has a high of $150.68 and a low of $113.34.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. AWK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $116.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.06B in debt and $2.14B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $52.10, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.30B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AWK is Buy with a score of 3.43.
