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AWK

American Water WorksB
NYSE / Utilities
Last Price
At close
2026-07-21
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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
Constructive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -7.8.
What can break
Adverse or delayed PUC rate decisions
Momentum
50
Value
45
Sentiment
74
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $194.68 · Bull $233.62 · Bear $165.48
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2025-10-10 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-21
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $140.40
Why
Momentum50 · Δ7d +7.8
Value45 · Δ7d -0.0
Sentiment74 · Δ7d -7.8
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
50
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.8
Δ21d
+4.9
Value
45
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.0
Δ21d
+0.4
Sentiment
74
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-7.8
Δ21d
-6.8
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 50.5 / Value 45.3 / Sentiment 74.3

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-21
Market Cap
$25.69B
Beta
0.77
Shares Out
195.28M
P/E (TTM)
22.3
P/S (TTM)
4.90
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-14.07
Rev YoY
+5.7%
EPS YoY
-4.4%
Gross Margin
+43.2%
Op Margin
+37.0%
Net Debt
$15.75B
Current Ratio
0.37
As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology