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

EQUITY | Utilities - Regulated Water | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 144.93

Change

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Market Cap

USD 13.14B

Volume

0.80M

Analyst Target

USD 143.69
Analyst Rating

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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

ETFs Containing AWK

AQWG:LSE Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 9.50 % 0.00 %

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AQWA:SW Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 9.17 % 0.00 %

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IH2O:SW iShares Global Water UCIT.. 7.90 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.29B
AKWA:XETRA Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 7.88 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
AQWA:LSE Global X Clean Water UCIT.. 7.29 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
WATU:LSE Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.58 % 0.00 %

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LYWAT:SW Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.51 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.58B
WATC:SW Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 6.51 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.08B
LYM8:F Multi Units France - Lyxo.. 6.29 % 0.00 %

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ERTH:AU BetaShares Climate Change.. 4.20 % 0.00 %

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GRNI:CA BMO Brookfield Global Ren.. 3.98 % 0.00 %

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CAD 9.38M
PHO Invesco Water Resources E.. 3.65 % 0.60 %

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USD 2.25B
ABIT:F AXA IM ACT Biodiversity E.. 2.23 % 0.00 %

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ABIE:F AXA IM ACT Biodiversity E.. 2.23 % 0.00 %

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XMLC:F L&G Clean Water UCITS ETF 2.22 % 0.00 %

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ABIT:XETRA AXA IM ACT Biodiversity E.. 2.12 % 0.00 %

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CGW Invesco S&P Global Water .. 0.00 % 0.60 %

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USD 0.96B
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 0.34B
FTRI First Trust Indxx Global .. 0.00 % 0.70 %

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USD 0.13B
DH2O:LSE iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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IH2O:LSE iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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WATL:LSE Amundi MSCI Water ESG Scr.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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WAT:PA Multi Units France - Lyxo.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.54B
IQQQ:F iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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IQQQ:XETRA iShares Global Water UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 2.29B
LYM8:XETRA Lyxor MSCI Water ESG Filt.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 1.57B
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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WELQ:XETRA Amundi S&P Global Utiliti.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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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 9.80% 86% B+ 55% F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 9.80% 86% B+ 55% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 17.04% 86% B+ 53% F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 17.04% 86% B+ 53% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 17.01% 100% F 58% F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 17.01% 100% F 58% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 1.32% N/A N/A 43% F
Dividend Return 3.01% N/A N/A 39% F
Total Return 1.68% N/A N/A 39% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 16.17% N/A N/A 61% D-
Risk Adjusted Return 18.59% N/A N/A 37% F
Market Capitalization 13.14B 100% F 93% 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 25% 26%
Price/Book Ratio 2.78 50% 32%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 15.07 50% 26%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 16.85 50% 24%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 9.63% 75% 60%
Return on Invested Capital 5.93% 25% 52%
Return on Assets 3.26% 50% 61%
Debt to Equity Ratio 119.58% 50% 29%

Annual Financials (USD)

Quarterly Financials (USD)

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:
Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

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 return on assets

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

Poor capital utilization

The company management has delivered below median return on invested capital 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.

Low Earnings Growth

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

Low Revenue Growth

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