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American Water Works Company, I (AWK) stock analysis

$134.76−0.76%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • AWK gained 0.7% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 296th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −6.1%, 21.9 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 5.3% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved 0.0% (+0.1% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Water & wastewater services segment of the Water, Environment & Facility Services, where the 1-month median return is −2.5%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$26.8B
12-month return−6.1%
Forward P/E20.5×
Mean target vs price+5.0%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

AWK+0.7%
Sector median+2.0%
S&P 5000.0%
AWK+0.3%
Sector median−6.9%
S&P 500+4.7%
AWK+2.8%
Sector median−6.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
AWK−6.1%
Sector median−4.4%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500296 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Utilities17 / 96

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

57 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.5%, positive 61% of the time, against +0.6% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$6.57
30-day change0.0%
90-day change+0.1%
Mean target$141.45 +5.0%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 0

11 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Water, Environment & Facility Services · Operations & maintenance

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Supplied by
Pumps, filtration & water quality−1.4%
XYL−1.4%1 monthPNR−4.7%1 monthVLTO+5.9%1 month
Its segment
Water & wastewater services−2.5%
AWK+0.7%1 monthAWR−2.7%1 monthCWT−2.9%1 monthHTO−10.7%1 monthMSEX−2.3%1 monthWTRG+0.9%1 month

Water utilities operate networks under local regulation and cost recovery.

Sells into
Municipalities, properties & businesses

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−14.9%
Volatility, 60D18.5%
From 52-week high−5.3%
From 52-week low+11.3%
Trailing P/E23.4×
Forward P/E20.5×

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