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American Water Works (AWK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$133.75 USD

133.75
1,281,698

+0.62 (0.47%)

Updated May 15, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $134.68 +0.93 (0.70%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.20%
2Buy18.04%
3Hold9.52%
4Sell5.20%
5Strong Sell2.60%
S&P50011.13%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value C Growth B Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 33% (168 out of 250)

Industry: Utility - Water Supply

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Zacks News

Water supply and wastewater service provider American Water Works Company was founded in 1886. The company provides essential water services to over 15 million customers in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada. It has employee strength of 6,800. The company also intermittently acquires small water service providers to expand its customer base. In 2018, the company added 14,000 water and wastewater customers through acquisitions.

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Are Utilities Stocks Lagging American Water Works (AWK) This Year?

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3 Rate-Sensitive Stocks to Gain as Fed Sounds Dovish for 2024

With the Fed holding rates steady and indicating rate cuts soon, stocks such as American Water Works (AWK), CenterPoint Energy (CNP) and Granite Construction (GVA) are poised to gain.

American Water (AWK) Arm Buys Ironton Water & Sewer Assets

American Water (AWK), along with its subsidiaries, continues to expand operations in the United States through acquisitions and is making systematic investments to upgrade acquired assets.

American Water's (AWK) Indiana Arm Invests $97M in Upgrades

American Water's (AWK) subsidiary, Indiana American Water, continues to upgrade water mains in its service territories to provide reliable services to its customers.

American Water (AWK) Arm Buys Donahue City's Assets for $1.75M

American Water (AWK), along with its subsidiaries, continues to expand through systematic acquisitions. Regular investments are making its infrastructure more resilient.

American Water's (AWK) Pennsylvania Arm to Invest in Upgrade

American Water (AWK) continues to make investment upgrades and infrastructure maintenance. These initiatives increase operational reliability and enable the company to provide uninterrupted services.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Up 2.3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

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5 Utility Stocks to Invest in for a Stable Portfolio in 2024

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American Water's (AWK) Illinois Unit Invests $297M in 2023

American Water (AWK), along with its subsidiaries, is making systematic investments to upgrade its water and wastewater infrastructure to provide reliable services to its large customer base.

American Water Works (AWK) Up 5.9% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

American Water Works (AWK) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

American Water (AWK) Arm to Buy Salem City Water & Sewer Assets

American Water (AWK) continues to expand its operations through acquisitions and is making systematic investments to improve the water and sewer infrastructure in its service territories.

Reasons to Add American Water Works (AWK) to Your Portfolio Now

American Water Works (AWK) makes a strong case for investment, given its growth prospects, strong ROE and capability to increase shareholders' value.

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