Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for American Water Works (AWK)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) in the last few weeks:

• 11/2/2026 – American Water Works was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/30/2026 – American Water Works was given a new $149.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 10/19/2026 – American Water Works had its price target lowered by Barclays from $130.00 to $127.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – American Water Works had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $162.00 to $153.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – American Water Works had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $162.00 to $153.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – American Water Works was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 9/21/2026 – American Water Works had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/10/2026 – American Water Works had its price target raised by UBS Group from $156.00 to $162.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

American Water Works Price Performance

Shares of AWK stock traded up $2.82 on Wednesday, hitting $149.24. 1,689,281 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,999,181. The company has a 50 day moving average of $135.93 and a 200 day moving average of $132.59. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a 12 month low of $120.57 and a 12 month high of $148.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The stock has a market cap of $29.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.56.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.04 by ($0.04). American Water Works had a net margin of 21.26% and a return on equity of 10.14%. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.94 EPS. American Water Works’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that American Water Works Company, Inc. will post 6.09 EPS for the current year.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.8950 per share. This represents a $3.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 12th. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.05%.

American Water Works Company, Inc is a public water and wastewater utility that provides essential services to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Through its regulated businesses, the company supplies drinking water, collects and treats wastewater, and manages related infrastructure, including treatment plants, pipelines, storage facilities and customer service systems.

Founded in 1886, American Water has grown into one of the largest water and wastewater service providers in the United States.