Stock Research: American Water Works

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American Water Works

NYSE:AWK US0304201033
24
  • Value
    40
  • Growth
    57
  • Safety
    Safety
    11
  • Combined
    14
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 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 half of the metrics below and half above average for American Water Works. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 57, 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. This means that growth is higher than for 57% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 11, 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. This means the stock price is higher than for 89% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 40, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 60% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...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: 30-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
11 8 12 9
Growth
57 77 79 37
Safety
Safety
40 59 55 9
Sentiment
59 53 63 28
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24 50 55 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
10 20 46 14
Opinions Change
44 54 72 57
Pro Holdings
n/a 73 61 43
Market Pulse
82 42 62 56
Sentiment
59 53 63 28
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
11 8 12 9
Growth
57 77 79 37
Safety Safety
40 59 55 9
Combined
14 41 47 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
17 14 17 13
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
6 3 7 6
Price vs. Book (P/B)
27 23 22 12
Dividend Yield
21 13 18 11
Value
11 8 12 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
67 71 69 7
Profit Growth
63 70 85 62
Capital Growth
41 64 67 77
Stock Returns
25 25 31 25
Growth
57 77 79 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
42 58 32 16
Refinancing
28 48 77 7
Liquidity
74 78 46 62
Safety Safety
40 59 55 9

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