American Water Works (AWK)
(Delayed Data from NYSE)
$138.87 USD
+2.65 (1.95%)
Updated Oct 11, 2024 04:00 PM ET
After-Market: $138.86 -0.01 (-0.01%) 7:58 PM ET
2-Buy of 5 2
D Value D Growth A Momentum D VGM
American Water Works (AWK) Price Targets
Average Price Target | Highest Price Target | Lowest Price Target | Upside to Average Price Target |
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$142.42 | $164.00 | $124.00 | 4.55% |
Price Target
Based on short-term price targets offered by 12 analysts, the average price target for American Water Works comes to $142.42. The forecasts range from a low of $124.00 to a high of $164.00. The average price target represents an increase of 4.55% from the last closing price of $136.22.
Analyst Price Targets (12)
Broker Rating
American Water Works currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 2.67 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 15 brokerage firms. The current ABR compares to an ABR of 2.55 a month ago based on 11 recommendations.
Of the 15 recommendations deriving the current ABR, four are Strong Buy and one is Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 26.67% and 6.67% of all recommendations. A month ago, Strong Buy made up 27.27%, while Buy represented 9.09%.
Broker Rating Breakdown
Brokerage Recommendations
Today | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago | 2 Months Ago | 3 Months Ago | |
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Strong Buy | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hold | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Sell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strong Sell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
ABR | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.36 |
1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.
2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.
Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades
Date | Brokerage Firm | Analyst | Previous | Current |
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10/7/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Not Available | Moderate Sell |
9/18/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Not Available | Hold |
9/4/2024 | Seaport Research Partners | Angie Storozynski | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
9/3/2024 | Mizuho SecuritiesUSA | Anthony C Crowdell | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
8/13/2024 | Argus Research Corp. | Kristina Ruggeri | Not Available | Strong Buy |
8/1/2024 | Evercore Partners | Durgesh Chopra | Hold | Hold |
7/31/2024 | Wells Fargo Securities | Jonathan Reeder | Hold | Strong Sell |
7/31/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Hold | Hold |
7/7/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Moderate Buy | Moderate Buy |
5/2/2024 | Northcoast Research | Ryan M Connors | Hold | Hold |
5/2/2024 | Guggenheim Securities | Shahriar Pourreza | Hold | Hold |
5/2/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
3/8/2024 | UBS | Gregg Orrill | Hold | Hold |
1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.
2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.
Average Brokerage Rating
Current ABR | 2.67 |
ABR (Last week) | 2.57 |
# of Recs in ABR | 15 |
Average Target Price | $142.42 |
LT Growth Rate | 7.90% |
Industry | Utility - Water Supply |
Industry Rank by ABR | 155 of 252 |
Current Quarter EPS Est: | 1.84 |
AWK FAQs
American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 2.67 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 15 brokerage firms.
The average price target for American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) is $142.42. The current on short-term price targets is based on 7 reports.
The forecasts for American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) range from a low of $124 to a high of $164. The average price target represents a increase of $2.56 from the last closing price of $138.87.
The current UPSIDE for American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) is 2.56%
Based on short-term price targets offered by 12 analysts, the average price target for American Water Works comes to $142.42. The forecasts range from a low of $124.00 to a high of $164.00. The average price target represents an increase of 4.55% from the last closing price of $136.22.