Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AWK in the last 90 days.
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American Water Works (AWK) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$135.90−2.34 (−1.7%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryAmerican Water Works closes at $135.90, down 1.7% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $136.13 and 200-day average of $131.91. The GekkoIndex reads 60.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, and price sits 1.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.08. Over the past month the stock is down 2%, though it holds an 8.7% gain over three months and is roughly flat over six months and one year.
This week's news centers on regulatory and deal activity. West Virginia American Water is set to acquire three Fayette County utilities — Armstrong PSD, Kanawha Falls PSD, and Page-Kincaid PSD — for $13 million. Separately, American Water Works and Essential Utilities submitted a joint non-unanimous settlement petition to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission concerning their proposed merger, a step in seeking regulatory approval. Alongside this, ownership filings show NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its AWK holdings by 76.3%, while Tidal Investments LLC trimmed its position by 63.8% in the second quarter.
Looking ahead, the next earnings report is due 28 October 2026, 38 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day window; the prior quarter's adjusted EPS of $1.61 beat the $1.59 estimate, with an 0.9% share reaction. Across the last eight quarters, AWK has beaten estimates in three. Seasonality over this stretch of the calendar has averaged a 5.4% decline across five years, with gains in only one of those years. Analyst coverage stands at 8 firms, with 2 buy, 5 hold, and 1 sell ratings, and a consensus target of $141.45, implying 4.1% upside from current levels.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $135.90200-day averageGekko Fair Value $138.08
Key stats
- Market cap
- $27.01B
- P/E ratio
- 24.1
- Forward P/E
- 20.8
- EPS, TTM
- $5.77
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.28B
- Profit margin
- 21.3%
- Dividend yield
- 2.45%
- Beta
- 0.58
- Volume
- 3.58M avg 1.96M
- 1-year return
- −0.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.8%
- 50-day average
- $136.13
- 200-day average
- $131.91
- Next earnings
- Oct 28
- Shares outstanding
- 198.7M
American Water Works swing-trade checklist
American Water Works scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $135.90 sits between the 50-day ($136.13) and 200-day ($131.91) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
60.1, Accumulation
Reading 60.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
1.6% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.6% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 38 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−5.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −5.4% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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American Water Works stock chart and price history
American Water Works closed at $135.90 on Sep 18, 2026, −0.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $120.57 to $145.64.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −2.0%
- 3 months
- +8.7%
- 6 months
- −0.9%
- 1 year
- −0.1%
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About American Water Works
American Water Works provides water and wastewater services to households, businesses, and public institutions through its network of subsidiary companies operating across the country. It is known for supplying drinking water and treatment services to roughly 1,700 communities in 14 states, reaching an active customer base of about 3.4 million people, and its broader reach extends water and wastewater provisions to around 14 million individuals across 24 states.
Its customer base spans individual homes, commercial operations such as food and beverage producers, real estate developers, and energy firms, along with industrial users including manufacturers and mining or production sites. It also serves fire protection customers, government bodies, schools, universities, other utility operators, and military installations, and it contracts with municipalities to run their water and wastewater systems and provide related services. This work is supported by an extensive physical network of treatment plants, wells, pumping stations, storage facilities, dams, and pipeline mileage.
American Water Works was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker AWK.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Water utilities
- Website
- amwater.com
American Water Works GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
American Water Works’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.3 points over five sessions.
60.1Accumulation
Up 3.3 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 21 | +0.9% | −0.7% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 234 | +0.2% | +1.1% | ||
| Neutral | 390 | 0.0% | +0.3% | ||
| Distribution | 16 | 0.0% | −1.7% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AWK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is American Water Works stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
American Water Works trades 1.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.08, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what American Water Works shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$138.08
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 16, 2026
1.6% below fair value · About fair value
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American Water Works insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for American Water Works, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in AWK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
American Water Works has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, year ended Dec 31, 2019
- $36.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.13%
From company filings.
American Water Works earnings: next date and track record
American Water Works reports on Oct 28, 2026 (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
38 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.11
- Revenue estimate
- $1.55B
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±1.9%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 29, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- American Water reported solid Q2 and H1 2026 results with adjusted EPS of $1.61 in Q2 (vs. $1.49 prior-year) and $2.62 for the first half (vs. $2.51 prior-year). Management affirmed full-year earnings guidance and long-term targets and said the majority of EPS growth will occur in the second half as rate increases in key states take effect. The company deployed $1.8 billion in capital in H1 to renew infrastructure, address water quality, and close acquisitions (notably Nexus Water Group), and it began serving 47,000 acquired customer connections. Regulation remains a central theme: the company completed three rate cases in WV, MD, and PA authorizing near-full recovery of capital investments, and received a PA order approving $75 million annualized increases (vs. a $160M filing) with an ROE of 9.55% and 54.2% equity. Finance highlights include a $500M long-term debt issuance at 4.625% and settlement of 3.4M equity forwards for $476M; remaining equity forwards are planned to be settled in Q4. Management emphasized cost control (flat O&M), execution on regulatory strategy, growth via acquisitions, and maintaining affordability (average monthly residential bills at or below 1% of median household income).
- Guidance
- Management affirmed its full-year earnings guidance and long-term targets; noted that the majority of EPS growth will occur in H2 2026 as revenue increases take effect. Financing plan assumes settling remaining equity forwards in Q4 2026. No new numeric guidance was provided on the call beyond reaffirmation of prior guidance and targets.
- Risks flagged
- Regulatory uncertainty and changes in regulatory mechanisms (e.g., Pennsylvania PUC commentary, DSIC limitations); political/affordability scrutiny (references to affordability focus and advocacy that could influence proceedings); potential for lower-than-filed rate outcomes (PA order approved $75M vs $160M requested); increased depreciation, financing costs, and taxes; need for legislation to expand DSIC eligibility; integration and execution risks associated with acquisitions and a pending merger; general forward-looking risks referenced in safe-harbor statements.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $1.61 est $1.59 | $1.36B est $1.33B | −0.9% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $1.01 est $1.09 | $1.21B est $1.17B | −3.2% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $1.24 est $1.26 | $1.27B est $1.29B | −1.6% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.94 est $1.89 | $1.45B est $1.33B | −6.0% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.48 est $1.53 | $1.28B est $1.22B | −0.5% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.05 est $1.07 | $1.14B est $1.09B | +0.4% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $1.22 est $1.06 | $1.20B est $1.11B | +1.2% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $1.77 est $1.84 | $1.32B est $1.23B | +1.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
American Water Works stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for American Water Works is $141.45, +4.1% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$141.45consensus 12-month target, +4.1% from the last close
Now $135.90Avg $141.45
Low $130High $162
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | UBS | $162 | +19.2% |
| Sep 1 | Bank of America Securities | $140 | +3.0% |
| Aug 28 | UBS | $156 | +14.8% |
| Aug 27 | UBS | $156 | +14.8% |
| Aug 27 | UBS | $156 | +14.8% |
+1.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−5.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
American Water Works seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, American Water Works averaged −5.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −4.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −5.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −6.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −5.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −6.7% | 0 of 5 |
For scale, AWK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.8%.
American Water Works market cap and key statistics
American Water Works’s market cap is $27.01B, with a P/E ratio of 24.1 and revenue of $5.28B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $27.01B
- P/E ratio
- 24.1
- Forward P/E
- 20.8
- EPS, TTM
- $5.77
- Gekko Fair Value
- $138.08
Trading
- Volume
- 3.58M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.96M
- 52-week high
- $145.64
- 52-week low
- $120.57
- Shares outstanding
- 198.7M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.28B
- Profit margin
- 21.3%
- Return on equity
- 10.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +8.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.58
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.8%
- Dividend yield
- 2.45%
American Water Works stock news this week
Coverage of American Water Works this week reads positive: 5 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- American Water Works Company, Inc. $AWK Shares Purchased by NewEdge Advisors LLCDefense World, Sep 19
- Three struggling Fayette County utilities selling to West Virginia American WaterWCHS, Sep 17
- American Water Works and Essential Utilities Submit Joint Non-Unanimous Settlement Petition to Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionKalkine Media, Sep 17
- Essential Utilities and American Water Pursue PaPUC Approval via Non-Unanimous Settlement FilingKalkine Media, Sep 17
- American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $50,000 in Workforce Readiness and STEM Education Grants in VirginiaPRNewsWire, Sep 17
- American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $50,000 in Workforce Readiness and STEM Education Grants in MarylandPRNewsWire, Sep 17
American Water Works peers
American Water Works’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| WTRGEssential Utilities | Neutral | 0.1% below |
| AWRAmerican States Water | Accumulation | 0.6% below |
| CWTCalifornia Water Service | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
| HTOH2O America | Accumulation | 3.3% below |
| MSEXMiddlesex Water | Accumulation | 5.9% below |
| YORWYork Water | Accumulation | 2.4% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
American Water Works stock FAQ
What is American Water Works’s market cap?
American Water Works’s market cap is $27.01B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $135.90, with 198.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 24.1.
What is the American Water Works stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for American Water Works is $141.45, +4.1% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is American Water Works stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate American Water Works is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $135.90 is 1.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.08. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does American Water Works report earnings next?
American Water Works is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (38 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.11 per share on revenue of $1.55B. American Water Works beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 1.9% on average across the report.
What is American Water Works’s 52-week high and low?
American Water Works’s 52-week high is $145.64 and its 52-week low is $120.57; it closed at $135.90 on Sep 18, 2026, −0.1% over the past year.
Is American Water Works stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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