American Water Works

Company Profile

American Water Works had its IPO on 2008-04-23 under the ticker symbol AWK.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Water industry. American Water Works has a staff strength of 6,500 employees.

Stock update

Shares of American Water Works opened at $138.27 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $137.15 - $138.63, and closed at $137.56.

This is a -0.48% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 989,384 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of American Water Works have slipped by -0.17%.

American Water Works's Key Ratios

American Water Works has a market cap of $28.40 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.7113 and a price to sales ratio of 7.4611.

In the last 12-months American Water Works’s revenue was $3.89 billion with a gross profit of $2.20 billion and an EBITDA of $2.05 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures American Water Works's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, American Water Works’s operating margin was 35.72% while its return on assets stood at 3.22% with a return of equity of 9.78%.

In Q1, American Water Works’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 4.8% while revenue growth was a positive 11.4%.

American Water Works’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

33.0033

Trailing PE

32.0681

PEG

4.4069

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.55 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 33.0033 and a PEG multiple of 4.4069. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into American Water Works’s profitability.

American Water Works stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 10.6591 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 14.5688. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 7.4611.

American Water Works stock pays annual dividends of $2.62 per share, indicating a yield of 1.94% and a payout ratio of 59.79%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$28.29 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.89 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-561000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$557 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

59.79%

American Water Works ended 2024 with $28.29 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $28.29 billion while shareholder equity stood at $9.55 billion.

American Water Works ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.89 billion in other current liabilities, 2000000.00 in common stock, $1.44 billion in retained earnings and $1.14 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $213.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $213.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $727,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $10.49 billion.

American Water Works’s total current assets stands at $1.34 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $703.00 million compared to accounts payable of $193.00 million and inventory worth $103.00 million.

In 2024, American Water Works's operating cash flow was $-561000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $557 million.

Comparatively, American Water Works paid $0.60 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$137.56

52-Week High

$161.1382

52-Week Low

$121.1006

Analyst Target Price

$161.63

American Water Works stock is currently trading at $137.56 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $161.1382 and a 52-week low of $161.1382. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $161.63.

Its 50-day moving average was $141.61 and 200-day moving average was $145.69 The short ratio stood at 2.85 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 19.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8408% are held by institutions.