Investing In American States Water Co (NYSE: AWR): Why Should You?

Jeremiah Abramson

After Hours

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.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Utilities – Regulated Water industry segment. The current market capitalization of American States Water Co is $2.94B. A total of 0.29 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 283.91K shares.

In the most recent transaction, HOLLOWAY ANNE M sold 528 shares of AWR for 75.90 per share on Nov 11 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 39,145 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 10 ’25, HOLLOWAY ANNE M bought 550 shares at 74.57 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Eichelberger Thomas A. acquired of 897 shares on Jun 06 ’25 at a per-share price of $76.81. This resulted in the Director holding 8,467 shares of AWR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BONTA DIANA M sold 969 shares at $77.00 per share on Mar 12 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 15,931.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. American States Water Co pays an annual dividend of $1.94, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.55%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.51.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AWR has a high of $82.94 and a low of $69.45.

As of this writing, AWR has an earnings estimate of $0.68 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 1.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.68 per share and a lower estimate of $0.68. The company reported an EPS of $0.75 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AWR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.96M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $629.02M in debt and $155.57M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $26.07, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $685.95M.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.

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