ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 24 (better than 24% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock American Water Works are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for American Water Works. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 73, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 73% of alternative investment opportunities. But all other ranks are below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a rank of 9, which means that the share price of American Water Works is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 45, meaning that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 45% of competitors in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37 which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 63% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more