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American Water Works Company, Inc.

Utilities · Regulated Water

$136.20

Down-$0.26 (-0.19%)

Updated Aug 16, 2026, 11:42 AM

SID Score

6.7/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

48/100

Neutral

Market cap
25.38B
P/E ratio
22.81
Dividend yield
2.99%
52-week range
$120.57 – $141.25
Volume
1.73M
Avg. volume
1.76M

Price performance

AWK price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

AWK closed at $136.20 after 20 trading sessions, up 1.91% for the selected period.

Last close
$136.20
Period change
+1.91%
Period low
$131.30
Period high
$138.09
Daily close
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AWK OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 14, 2026$136.50$136.99$135.08$136.201.73M
Aug 13, 2026$135.05$137.15$135.05$136.463.41M
Aug 12, 2026$135.62$136.39$134.19$134.922.9M
Aug 11, 2026$133.93$136.14$133.065$136.061.73M
Aug 10, 2026$134.19$135.86$131.90$135.452.48M
Aug 7, 2026$133.54$136.24$133.22$135.311.2M
Aug 6, 2026$135.09$135.42$133.3201$134.821.47M
Aug 5, 2026$134.40$135.32$132.27$134.161.96M
Aug 4, 2026$129.95$134.555$129.74$134.013.67M
Aug 3, 2026$133.74$137.095$130.91$131.302.5M
Jul 31, 2026$136.65$136.90$134.13$134.173.25M
Jul 30, 2026$140.00$141.25$135.61$136.813.58M
Jul 29, 2026$138.60$140.30$137.07$138.093.04M
Jul 28, 2026$136.02$140.44$135.49$138.044.67M
Jul 27, 2026$133.53$136.585$133.42$134.562.54M
Jul 24, 2026$135.29$135.81$133.95$134.661.47M
Jul 23, 2026$132.98$135.44$132.4101$134.412.02M
Jul 22, 2026$132.70$133.91$132.03$133.831.79M
Jul 21, 2026$132.76$133.35$130.73$131.531.97M
Jul 20, 2026$134.525$135.76$132.40$133.651.54M

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Overview

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Company profile

American Water Works is the largest investor-owned US water and wastewater utility, serving nearly 4 million customers in 14 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns. The proposed Essential Utilities acquisition would add regulated water and wastewater utilities in Ohio, North Carolina, and Texas while increasing its presence in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.

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Consensus
Average target
$140.33
Implied upside
Analysts
AWK recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 4, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
Jul 31, 2026MizuhoNeutral
Jul 15, 2026BarclaysUnderweight
Jul 8, 2026JP MorganNeutral
Jul 2, 2026UBSBuy
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Yahoo · Aug 12, 2026

Has American Water Works Company (AWK) Fallen Far Enough To Look Fairly Valued?

American Water Works Company stock has delivered a decline of about 16.5% over the past 5 years, even as the latest Dividend Discount Model (DDM) intrinsic value estimate points to the shares trading at a premium to that model while earnings based multiples look closer to fair. Over the past 5 years, the share price is down around 16.5%, which may make the current level look more interesting to investors who focus on longer holding periods. Recent earnings progress and ongoing regulatory and...

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