American Water Works Co Market Sentiment

American Water Works Co Inc

AWKNYSE

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$140.89

1.401%

At close: Sep 3, 5:00 PM EST

$140.89

N/A

After Hours: 4:07 PM EST

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American Water Works Co Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for American Water Works Co (AWK): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 6.9% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.84 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

16 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.84

More calls — Bullish

141 calls · 118 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$140

-0.3%

Highest Price Target

$164

+16.4%

RBC Capital

Lowest Price Target

$122

-13.4%

Barclays

Short Interest

6.9%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 4, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	-2.1%	$139 → $138	Maintained	Hold
Jul 31, 2026	Mizuho	Anthony Crowdell—	-0.6%	$130 → $140	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 15, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	-7.7%	$124 → $130	Maintained	Underweight
Jul 8, 2026	JP Morgan	Jeremy Tonet—	+4.3%	$138 → $147	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 2, 2026	UBS	Gregg Orrill—	+6.5%	$140 → $150	Maintained	Buy
May 29, 2026	UBS	Gregg Orrill—	-0.6%	$137 → $140	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
May 29, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	-7.7%	$137 → $130	Maintained	Hold
May 21, 2026	B of A Securities	Ross Fowler—	-4.9%	$147 → $134	Maintained	Neutral
May 7, 2026	UBS	Gregg Orrill—	-2.8%	$149 → $137	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 21, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	-12.0%	$122 → $124	Maintained	Underweight
Apr 21, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	-2.8%	$137	Initiate	Hold
Jan 20, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	-10.6%	$142 → $126	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jan 12, 2026	B of A Securities	Ross Fowler—	-1.3%	$117 → $139	Upgrade	Underperform→Neutral
Dec 17, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-13.4%	$134 → $122	Maintained	Underweight
Nov 5, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith—	-12.0%	$114 → $124	Upgrade	Underperform→Hold
Oct 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+0.8%	$142	Initiate	Equal-Weight
Oct 21, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-4.9%	$128 → $134	Maintained	Underweight
Aug 14, 2025	Argus Research	John Eade—	+13.6%	$155 → $160	Maintained	Buy
Aug 12, 2025	UBS	Gregg Orrill—	+7.2%	$156 → $151	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 1, 2025	Mizuho	Anthony Crowdell—	+5.8%	$148 → $149	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 1, 2025	Wells Fargo	Jonathan Reeder—	+0.1%	$147 → $141	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 11, 2025	UBS	Gregg Orrill—	+10.7%	$154 → $156	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 10, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-9.1%	$138 → $128	Maintained	Underweight
May 2, 2025	Wells Fargo	Jonathan Reeder—	+4.3%	$142 → $147	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 2, 2025	Evercore ISI Group	Durgesh Chopra—	+5.0%	$139 → $148	Maintained	In-Line