Is American Water Works (AWK) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is the share price of American Water Works (AWK)?

American Water Works last traded at $133.84 (+1.8% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

American Water Works

AWK · NYSE · Utilities · United States

$133.84+1.8%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:35 PM

Snapshot

TickerAWK

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water

CountryUnited States

Employees7,000

HeadquartersCamden, United States

Market cap$26.1B

P/B2.4

Volume646.62K

Websitewww.amwater.com

Filings tracked0

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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions99.9%
Public & other0.0%

1,618 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.99%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.50%
State Street Corporation6.16%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.79%
Wellington Management Group, LLP5.65%
GQG Partners LLC3.29%
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC2.98%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.64%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.5B · EPS 2.09

Est. earnings growth +7.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $5.8B · EPS 6.57

Est. earnings growth +7.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$120.5752-wk range$147.87

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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