# American Water Works Company, Inc. – Consensus ‘buy’ rating and 13.0% Upside Potential

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/american-water-works-company-inc.consensus-buy-rating-and-13.0-upside-potential/4121133639
- Published: 2023-11-22T13:01:46+00:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**American Water Works Company, Inc.** with ticker code (AWK) have now 10 analysts
in total covering the stock. The consensus rating is pointing to ‘buy’. The target
price High/Low ranges between $169.00 and $126.00 calculating the mean target price
we have $147.60. Given that the stocks previous close was at $130.67 this would 
indicate that there is a potential upside of 13.0%. It’s also worth noting that 
there is a 50 day moving average of $124.94 and the 200 day MA is $139.40. The total
market capitalization for the company now stands at 25.47B. The stock price is currently
at: $130.83 USD

 The potential market cap would be $28,773,647,360 based on the market consensus.

The company is not paying dividends at this time.

Other points of data to note are a P/E ratio of 27.03, revenue per share of $21.81
and a 3.32% return on assets.

American Water Works Company, Inc. is a water and wastewater utility company. The
Company’s primary business involves the ownership of utilities that provide water
and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial, public authority,
fire service and sale for resale customers. The Company also operates other market-
based businesses that provide water and wastewater services to the United States
government on military installations, as well as municipalities. The Company operates
its business primarily through one segment: the Regulated Businesses segment. The
Regulated Businesses segment includes subsidiaries that provide water and wastewater
services to customers in approximately 14 states. The Company’s utility operates
in the states, such as Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee,
Virginia and West Virginia. The Company’s utilities operate in approximately 1,600
communities.

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