American Water's (AWK) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, View Up

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American Water Works Company (AWK - Free Report) posted third-quarter 2019 earnings of $1.33 per share, surpassing with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 by 3.1%. The bottom line also improved 10.8% year over year on the back of contributions from infrastructure investment, acquisitions and organic growth.

GAAP earnings came in at $1.33 compared with $1.04 in the year-ago quarter.

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Total revenues of $1,013 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $997 million by 1.6% and improved 3.8% from the year-ago figure of $976 million.

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