After Hours
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. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted N/A.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Utilities – Regulated Water industry segment, falling under the Utilities sector. The current market capitalization of American Water Works Co. Inc is $28.43B. A total of 2.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.23M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Wikle Melissa K. sold 2,825 shares of AWK for 143.28 per share on May 30 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer now owns 7,572 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, Norton Cheryl sold 4,647 shares at 138.16 per share. AWK shares that EVP and COO owns now total 17,552.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Norton Cheryl acquired of 4,647 shares on Nov 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $138.16. In another insider transaction, GOSS MARTHA CLARK sold 710 shares at $142.85 per share on Sep 03 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 36,880.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. American Water Works Co. Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.24.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AWK has a high of $155.50 and a low of $118.74.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $54.75, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.30B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 3.14.
