Q1 EPS Forecast for American Water Works Raised by Analyst

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for American Water Works in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.19. The consensus estimate for American Water Works’ current full-year earnings is $5.71 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Water Works’ FY2026 earnings at $6.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.44 EPS.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.09. American Water Works had a net margin of 22.44% and a return on equity of 10.29%. The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion.

AWK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on American Water Works from $147.00 to $128.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. StockNews.com upgraded American Water Works from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group upgraded shares of American Water Works from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $151.00 to $155.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on American Water Works from $133.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $141.86.

American Water Works Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE AWK opened at $142.56 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $27.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The business’s fifty day moving average is $128.82 and its 200 day moving average is $134.52. American Water Works has a twelve month low of $113.34 and a twelve month high of $152.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Water Works

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in American Water Works during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Providence First Trust Co purchased a new position in American Water Works during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in American Water Works in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of American Water Works by 54.2% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 293 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. 86.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Water Works Company Profile

American Water Works Company, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.