American Water Works (AWK)
(Delayed Data from NYSE)
$147.35 USD
+2.85 (1.97%)
Updated Aug 2, 2024 04:00 PM ET
After-Market: $147.42 +0.07 (0.05%) 7:58 PM ET
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D Value D Growth C Momentum F VGM
American Water Works (AWK) Price Targets
Average Price Target | Highest Price Target | Lowest Price Target | Downside to Average Price Target |
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$140.44 | $159.00 | $126.00 | -2.81% |
Price Target
Based on short-term price targets offered by nine analysts, the average price target for American Water Works comes to $140.44. The forecasts range from a low of $126.00 to a high of $159.00. The average price target represents a decline of 2.81% from the last closing price of $144.50.
Analyst Price Targets (9 )
Broker Rating
American Water Works currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 2.55 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 11 brokerage firms. The current ABR compares to an ABR of 2.36 a month ago based on 11 recommendations.
Of the 11 recommendations deriving the current ABR, three are Strong Buy and one is Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 27.27% and 9.09% 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hold | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strong Sell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ABR | 2.55 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 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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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 | Guggenheim Securities | Shahriar Pourreza | Hold | Hold |
5/2/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
5/2/2024 | Northcoast Research | Ryan M Connors | Hold | Hold |
3/8/2024 | UBS | Gregg Orrill | Hold | Hold |
12/1/2023 | Seaport Research Partners | Angie Storozynski | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
11/7/2023 | Mizuho SecuritiesUSA | Anthony C Crowdell | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
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 | 2.55 |
ABR (Last week) | 2.36 |
# of Recs in ABR | 11 |
Average Target Price | $140.44 |
LT Growth Rate | 8.00% |
Industry | Utility - Water Supply |
Industry Rank by ABR | 179 of 253 |
Current Quarter EPS Est: | 1.79 |