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American Water Works

NYSE:AWK US0304201033
10
  • Value
    38
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    3
  • Combined
    8
  • Sentiment
    31
  • 360° View
    360° View
    10
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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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 10 (better than 10% 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 all four indicators below average for American Water Works. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 3 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 97% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 49, which means that the company exhibits below-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 lower than for 49% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 38, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 62% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 31, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 69% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
3 8 12 9
Growth
49 77 79 37
Safety
Safety
38 59 55 9
Sentiment
31 53 63 28
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10 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
58 42 62 56
Sentiment
31 53 63 28
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
3 8 12 9
Growth
49 77 79 37
Safety Safety
38 59 55 9
Combined
8 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)
4 3 7 6
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 23 22 12
Dividend Yield
19 13 18 11
Value
3 8 12 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
70 71 69 7
Profit Growth
58 70 85 62
Capital Growth
37 64 67 77
Stock Returns
23 25 31 25
Growth
49 77 79 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
42 58 32 16
Refinancing
22 48 77 7
Liquidity
74 78 46 62
Safety Safety
38 59 55 9

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