American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) is a Regulated Water company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $133.39. It has a SharesGrow Score of 63/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of AWK = $110.33 (-17.3% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is AWK = $140 (+4.6% upside).
Valuation: AWK trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 24.1 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.97.
Financials: revenue is $5.1B, +10.7%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.1B, growing at +10.7%/yr. Net profit margin is 21.6% (strong). Gross margin is 43.3% (-14.8 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $15.9B against $10.8B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.47, moderate). Current ratio is 0.46 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 43.6%. Total assets: $36.5B.
Analyst outlook: 13 / 29 analysts rate AWK as buy (45%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 50/100 (Partial), Growth 80/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 58/100 (Partial), Future 34/100 (Fail), Income 85/100 (Pass).
