AWK
American Water Works
Utilities · Water Utilities · US
$124.47
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$24.4B
Total market value of the company
22.20
Premium valuation
19.00
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+5.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
10.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$137.27
+10% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock
About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. The company also operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 520 groundwater treatment plants; 170 wastewater treatment plants; 55,000 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,800 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. In addition, it offers water and wastewater services to 14 states serving approximately 3.6 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

https://www.amwater.com

Country: United States Employees: 7,000 Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
44.9% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
1.4% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
1.8% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$132.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
5.7%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
44.1th
Ranks in the top 56% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
67.0
Quality Score
41.0
Combined
37.8

Trading near fair value at $125 (estimated $132). Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 12% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.180
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0130
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.081
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
1.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-18.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
6
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.63
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$147.87
16% below the year high
52W Low
$121.28
3% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,883,851
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
6.5%
Moderate short interest
286.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$5.64
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.42
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
0.37
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.28
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
60.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
33.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-1,896,625,024
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$5.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.1B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
11
Target High
$155.00
Target Median
$137.27
Target Low
$124.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-13 EDWARDS JEFFREY N. Director 1,374
2026-05-13 JOHNSON JULIA LOUISE Director 1,374
2026-05-13 GROW LISA A Director 1,374
2026-05-13 MCGUIGAN STUART M Director 1,374
2026-05-13 KAMPLING PATRICIA L Director 1,374
2026-05-13 KURZ KARL F Director 2,159
2026-05-13 MARBERRY MICHAEL L Director 1,374
2026-05-13 NATHOO RAFFIQ A Director 1,374
2026-05-13 HAVANEC LAURIE P Director 1,374
2026-02-17 WIKLE MELISSA K. Officer 1,672
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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