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Stocks Info
American Water Works Co. Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. The current market capitalization of American Water Works Co. Inc is $23.88B. A total of 0.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.13M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Norton Cheryl sold 4,647 shares of AWK for 138.16 per share on Nov 22 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and COO now owns 17,552 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, Norton Cheryl bought 4,647 shares at 138.16 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, GOSS MARTHA CLARK disposed of 710 shares on Sep 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $142.85. This resulted in the Director holding 36,880 shares of AWK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MARTHA CLARK GOSS bought 710 shares at $142.85 per share on Sep 03 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. American Water Works Co. Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.45%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.30. AWK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.33% when it declared a $0.7650 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/7/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.25%. The AWK stock dividend was $0.7650 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. 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
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $53.17, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.30B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.47.
