On Tuesday, American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) opened higher 1.34% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $135.30. Price fluctuations for AWK have ranged from $113.34 to $150.68 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Utilities Sector giant was 4.35%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 7.75% at the time writing. With a float of $194.52 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $194.73 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 6500 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 51.45%, operating margin of 35.79%, and the pretax margin is 28.22%.
American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Utilities – Regulated Water industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of American Water Works Co. Inc is 0.19%, while institutional ownership is 90.42%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 03 ’24, was worth 101,424. In this transaction Director of this company sold 710 shares at a rate of $142.85, taking the stock ownership to the 36,880 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 03 ’24, when Company’s Director proposed sale 710 for $142.85, making the entire transaction worth $101,424.
American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.83) by 0.05. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.02 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 7.75% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.77% during the next five years compared to 9.20% growth over the previous five years of trading.
American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.53. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.92.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.04, a number that is poised to hit 1.11 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 5.70 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK)
Looking closely at American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK), its last 5-days average volume was 1.28 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.2 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 20.57%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.63.
During the past 100 days, American Water Works Co. Inc’s (AWK) raw stochastic average was set at 42.21%, which indicates a significant increase from 34.67% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.18% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 18.75% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $142.49, while its 200-day Moving Average is $131.72. However, in the short run, American Water Works Co. Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $137.98. Second resistance stands at $138.85. The third major resistance level sits at $140.57. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $135.39, it is likely to go to the next support level at $133.67. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $132.80.
American Water Works Co. Inc (NYSE: AWK) Key Stats
There are currently 194,894K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 26.72 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,234 M according to its annual income of 944,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,323 M and its income totaled 350,000 K.
