Stock Research: American Water Works

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American Water Works

NYSE:AWK US0304201033
24
  • Value
    36
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    3
  • Combined
    14
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    24
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Company Description

American Water Works Company, Inc. is a water and wastewater utility company. It operates in the water and wastewater industries. The company provides services in approximately 14 states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Hawaii. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $27,463 million and a revenue of $4,684 million with 6700 employees.

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Analysis

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 Growth Rank has a good rank of 71, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 71% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 3 means that the share price of American Water Works is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 97% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 36, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 64% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 45, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Diversity USA
SDG 11
SDG 13
SDG 4
SDG 6
SDG 9
Water Tech
S&P 500
The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
3 8 12 9
Growth
71 77 79 37
Safety
Safety
36 59 55 9
Sentiment
45 53 63 28
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24 50 55 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
8 20 46 14
Opinions Change
38 54 72 57
Pro Holdings
n/a 73 61 43
Market Pulse
44 42 62 56
Sentiment
45 53 63 28
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
3 8 12 9
Growth
71 77 79 37
Safety Safety
36 59 55 9
Combined
14 41 47 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
13 14 17 13
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
2 3 7 6
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 23 22 12
Dividend Yield
17 13 18 11
Value
3 8 12 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
76 71 69 7
Profit Growth
58 70 85 62
Capital Growth
40 64 67 77
Stock Returns
37 25 31 25
Growth
71 77 79 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
42 58 32 16
Refinancing
24 48 77 7
Liquidity
74 78 46 62
Safety Safety
36 59 55 9

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