AWK:NYE-American Water Works Company Inc. (USD)

EQUITY | Utilities - Regulated Water | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 129.27

Change

-0.31 (-0.24)%

Market Cap

USD 13.14B

Volume

0.66M

Analyst Target

USD 143.69
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American Water Works Co Inc provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in the United States and Canada. Its operating segments are Regulated Businesses and Market-Based Operations.

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Largest Industry Peers for Utilities - Regulated Water

Symbol Name Price(Change) Market Cap
WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

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USD 10.11B
SBS Companhia de Saneamento Basico..

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USD 9.36B
CWT California Water Service Group

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USD 2.80B
AWR American States Water Company

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USD 2.71B
SJW SJW Corporation

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USD 1.68B
ARIS Aris Water Solutions Inc

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USD 0.86B

ETFs Containing AWK

AQWG:LSE Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 9.20 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
AQWA:LSE Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 9.05 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
IQQQ:XETRA iShares Global Water UCIT.. 8.50 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.29B
IH2O:SW iShares Global Water UCIT.. 8.43 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.23B
PHO Invesco Water Resources E.. 8.01 % 0.60 %

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USD 2.12B
AKWA:XETRA Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 7.67 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
AQWA:SW Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 7.67 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
WATU:LSE Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.31 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.50B
WAT:PA Multi Units France - Lyxo.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.49B
LYM8:XETRA Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.57B
LYWAT:SW Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.49B
LYM8:F Multi Units France - Lyxo.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.57B
WATC:SW Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.07B
FTRI First Trust Indxx Global .. 5.82 % 0.70 %

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USD 0.17B
IWTR iShares Trust - iShares M.. 5.76 % 0.00 %

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USD 6.17M
PIO Invesco Global Water ETF 4.04 % 0.75 %

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USD 0.28B
ERTH:AU BetaShares Climate Change.. 3.93 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.11B
GRNI:CA BMO Brookfield Global Ren.. 3.86 % 0.00 %

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CAD 0.01B
FRFD:LSE Franklin Future of Food U.. 3.84 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.40M
GLGG:LSE L&G Clean Water UCITS ETF 2.21 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.45B
GLUG:LSE L&G Clean Water UCITS ETF 2.21 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.45B
EQUL IndexIQ ETF Trust - IQ En.. 1.51 % 0.00 %

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USD 6.80M
CGW Invesco S&P Global Water .. 0.00 % 0.60 %

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USD 0.97B
CWW.A:CA 0.00 % 1.49 %

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CWW:CA iShares Global Water Comm.. 0.00 % 0.66 %

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CAD 0.33B
FIW First Trust Water ETF 0.00 % 0.55 %

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USD 1.69B
DH2O:LSE iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.24B
IH2O:LSE iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.24B
WATL:LSE Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.51B
IQQQ:F iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.29B
EBLU Ecofin Global Water ESG F.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.05B
LBAY Tidal ETF Trust - Leather.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.04B
DWEQ 0.00 % 0.00 %

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AQWA Global X Clean Water ETF 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
WELD:XETRA Amundi S&P Global Utiliti.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.13B
WELQ:XETRA Amundi S&P Global Utiliti.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.13B

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Utilities - Regulated Water) Market Performance vs. Exchange (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -2.06% 75% C 31% F
Dividend Return 1.12% 38% F 35% F
Total Return -0.95% 75% C 28% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -7.97% 50% F 20% F
Dividend Return 2.06% 38% F 32% F
Total Return -5.92% 50% F 19% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 11.44% 86% B+ 53% F
Dividend Return 10.63% 67% D+ 42% F
Total Return 22.06% 86% B+ 48% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 2.44% 67% D+ 51% F
Dividend Return 4.11% 67% D+ 48% F
Total Return 1.67% 22% F 40% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 16.59% 44% F 61% D-
Risk Adjusted Return 24.79% 67% D+ 47% F
Market Capitalization 13.14B 100% F 92% A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Utilities - Regulated Water) Ratio vs. Market (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 27.80 13% 27%
Price/Book Ratio 2.32 25% 37%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 13.74 25% 27%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 14.76 38% 26%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 9.81% 50% 57%
Return on Invested Capital 5.93% 50% 48%
Return on Assets 3.30% 63% 58%
Debt to Equity Ratio 119.58% 38% 29%

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Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Poor capital utilization

The company management has delivered below median return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Poor return on equity

The company management has delivered below median return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Overpriced on cashflow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Overpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is above the sector median.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

High volatility

The total returns for this company are volatile and above median for its sector over the past 5 years. Make sure you have the risk tolerance for investing in such stock.

Overpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Low Revenue Growth

This stock has shown below median revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector