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American Water Works Co Inc has a consensus price target of $148.8 based on the ratings of 15 analysts. The high is $185 issued by Janney Montgomery Scott on November 1, 2022. The low is $124 issued by Jefferies on October 7, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Evercore ISI Group, and UBS on May 2, 2025, May 2, 2025, and April 24, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $151.67 between Wells Fargo, Evercore ISI Group, and UBS, there's an implied 4.31% upside for American Water Works Co Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 1.1% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $142 → $147 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 1.79% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra43% | $139 → $148 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 10.04% | UBS | Gregg Orrill67% | → $160 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -5.09% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | → $138 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 7.29% | Seaport Global | Angie Storozynski62% | $140 → $156 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
03/13/2025 | Buy Now | -2.34% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $133 → $142 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/20/2025 | Buy Now | -8.53% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $129 → $133 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/28/2025 | Buy Now | -11.97% | JP Morgan | Richard Sunderland65% | $147 → $128 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -11.28% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $133 → $129 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
11/19/2024 | Buy Now | 6.6% | UBS | Gregg Orrill67% | $151 → $155 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
10/15/2024 | Buy Now | -3.71% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $131 → $140 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/07/2024 | Buy Now | -14.72% | Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | → $124 | Initiates | → Underperform | Get Alert |
09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -3.71% | B of A Securities | Ross Fowler59% | → $140 | Reinstates | → Underperform | Get Alert |
09/19/2024 | Buy Now | 12.79% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | $164 → $164 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -5.09% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $127 → $138 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
05/13/2024 | Buy Now | -4.4% | UBS | Daniel Ford72% | $124 → $139 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
03/21/2024 | Buy Now | -9.9% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $140 → $131 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
02/16/2024 | Buy Now | -7.15% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra43% | $160 → $135 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
11/07/2023 | Buy Now | -3.71% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $134 → $140 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/03/2023 | Buy Now | -7.84% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | → $134 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
09/14/2023 | Buy Now | 16.23% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | → $169 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
09/06/2023 | Buy Now | 15.54% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | $180 → $168 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/09/2023 | Buy Now | 14.17% | Argus Research | John Staszak66% | $175 → $166 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/27/2023 | Buy Now | 7.29% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $154 → $156 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/24/2023 | Buy Now | -3.71% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | $134 → $140 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
03/07/2023 | Buy Now | 23.8% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | → $180 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | 5.91% | UBS | Daniel Ford72% | $164 → $154 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 7.98% | CFRA | — | $152 → $157 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
11/02/2022 | Buy Now | 2.48% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $140 → $149 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
11/01/2022 | Buy Now | 27.24% | Janney Montgomery Scott | Michael Gaugler74% | $183 → $185 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/01/2022 | Buy Now | 3.85% | UBS | Daniel Ford72% | $130 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -3.71% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | → $140 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/12/2022 | Buy Now | -10.59% | UBS | Gregg Orrill67% | $159 → $130 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/09/2022 | Buy Now | 13.48% | JP Morgan | Richard Sunderland65% | $162 → $165 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
08/02/2022 | Buy Now | 9.35% | UBS | Gregg Orrill67% | $149 → $159 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 4.54% | Wells Fargo | Jonathan Reeder63% | $139 → $152 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 7.98% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $172 → $157 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
06/24/2022 | Buy Now | — | Janney Montgomery Scott | Michael Gaugler74% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for American Water Works Co (NYSE:AWK) was reported by Wells Fargo on May 2, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $147.00 expecting AWK to rise to within 12 months (a possible 1.10% upside). 16 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for American Water Works Co (NYSE:AWK) was provided by Wells Fargo, and American Water Works Co maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for American Water Works Co Inc happened on January 7, 2025 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $129. Wells Fargo previously had an underweight for American Water Works Co Inc.
The last downgrade for American Water Works Co Inc happened on April 24, 2025 when UBS changed their price target from N/A to $160 for American Water Works Co Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of American Water Works Co, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for American Water Works Co was filed on May 2, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 2, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest American Water Works Co (AWK) rating was a maintained with a price target of $142.00 to $147.00. The current price American Water Works Co (AWK) is trading at is $145.40, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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