As on Wednesday, American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) got off with the flyer as it spiked 0.97% to $142.12, before settling in for the price of $140.75 at the close. Taking a more long-term approach, AWK posted a 52-week range of $113.34-$150.68.
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The company of the Utilities sector’s yearbook sales growth during the past 5- year span was recorded 4.35%. Meanwhile, its Annual Earning per share during the time was 9.20%. Nevertheless, stock’s Earnings Per Share (EPS) this year is 7.55%. This publicly-traded company’s shares outstanding now amounts to $194.73 million, simultaneously with a float of $194.49 million. The organization now has a market capitalization sitting at $27.69 billion.
American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) Ownership Facts and Figures
Another important factor to analyze is how key investors are playing towards the stock of the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. American Water Works Co. Inc.’s current insider ownership accounts for 0.19%, in contrast to 90.71% institutional ownership. According to the most recent insider trade that took place on Sep 03 ’24, this organization’s Director sold 710 shares at the rate of 142.85, making the entire transaction reach 101,424 in total value, affecting insider ownership by 36,880.
American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) Earnings and Revenue Records
American Water Works Co. Inc.’s EPS increase for this current 12-month fiscal period is 7.55% and is forecasted to reach 5.68 in the upcoming year. Considering the longer run, market analysts have predicted that Company’s EPS will increase by 7.88% through the next 5 years, which can be compared against the 9.20% growth it accomplished over the previous five years trading on the market.
American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) Trading Performance Indicators
Let’s observe the current performance indicators for American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK). It’s Quick Ratio in the last reported quarter now stands at 0.58. The Stock has managed to achieve an average true range (ATR) of 2.44. Alongside those numbers, its PE Ratio stands at $28.99, and its Beta score is 0.69. Another valuable indicator worth pondering is a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for trailing twelve months, which is currently 6.35.
In the same vein, AWK’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) trailing twelve months is recorded 4.90, a figure that is expected to reach 1.84 in the next quarter, and analysts are predicting that it will be 5.68 at the market close of one year from today.
