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AWK

American Water WorksC
NYSE / Utilities
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
Bull case: steady execution on authorized rate increases, disciplined capex with improving ROE, and benign financing costs drive a re-rate toward premium utility multiples and ~20% upside from current levels.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta 0.0.
What can break
Adverse or delayed PUC rate decisions
Momentum
29
Value
45
Sentiment
77
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $194.68 · Bull $233.62 · Bear $165.48
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2025-10-10 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $138.67
Why
Momentum29 · Δ7d -1.4
Value45 · Δ7d -0.3
Sentiment77 · Δ7d 0.0
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
29
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
-1.4
Δ21d
+8.7
Value
45
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.3
Δ21d
+0.6
Sentiment
77
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
0.0
Δ21d
0.0
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 28.7 / Value 44.9 / Sentiment 77.4

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$23.65B
Beta
0.77
Shares Out
195.12M
P/E (TTM)
22.3
P/S (TTM)
4.90
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-15.17
Rev YoY
+9.7%
EPS YoY
+8.3%
Gross Margin
-
Op Margin
+37.0%
Net Debt
$13.94B
Current Ratio
0.42
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology