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The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
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American Water Works Co. Inc. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Utilities sector and is a part of the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $125.12 and fluctuated between $117.87 as its day high and $115.97 as its day low. The current market capitalization of American Water Works Co. Inc. is $24.38B. A total of 1.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.60M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kennedy Melanie M sold 843 shares of AWK for 119.59 per share on Mar 04 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, CHRO now owns 16,240 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 06 ’23, Marberry Michael bought 3,786 shares at 130.20 per share. AWK shares that Director owns now total 7,459.
Among the insiders who bought shares, GOSS MARTHA CLARK acquired of 56 shares on Aug 28 ’23 at a per-share price of $141.07. This resulted in the Director holding 35,960 shares of AWK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Marberry Michael bought 1,400 shares at $142.35 per share on May 18 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 3,673.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. American Water Works Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.83, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.62. AWK’s most recent ex-dividend date was when it declared a $0.7650 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/3/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/7/2024. The AWK stock dividend was $0.7075 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AWK has a high of $151.24 and a low of $113.34.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AWK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $116.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.06B in debt and $2.14B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $50.31, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.30B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AWK is Buy with a score of 3.70.
