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
American Water Works Co. Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Utilities sector and is a part of the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. The current market capitalization of American Water Works Co. Inc is $27.64B. A total of 0.94 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
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. American Water Works Co. Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.20%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.80.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. 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
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $54.02, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.30B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 3.13.
