American Water Works Stock News

American Water Works Co. Inc. (AWK) shares closed today at 1.3% below its 52 week high of $188.68, giving the company a market cap of $33B. The stock is currently up 21.3% year-to-date, up 24.9% over the past 12 months, and up 174.6% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.9%, and the S&P 500 rose 4.9%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 46.5% lower than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.5. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Utilities industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 63.2% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 68.4% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 39.1% higher than the average peer. This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

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Stephens Inc. AR lifted its stake in American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,014 shares of the utilities providers stock after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. ARs holdings in American Water Works were worth $1,355,000 at the end []

Strs Ohio decreased its holdings in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) by 17.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,109 shares of the utilities providers stock after selling 1,270 shares during the period. Strs []

Strong Tower Advisory Services bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,995 shares of the utilities providers stock, valued at approximately $507,000. Other institutional investors and hedge []

Patron Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,282 shares of the utilities providers stock, valued at approximately $216,000. Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold []

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its holdings in American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) by 111.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,237 shares of the utilities providers stock after buying an additional 9,598 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoises holdings in American Water Works were worth $3,083,000 as of its []

Navellier & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 1,259 shares of the utilities providers stock, valued at approximately $213,000. Several other institutional investors have also made changes to []

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Assenagon Asset Management S.A. cut its position in American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) by 92.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,541 shares of the utilities providers stock after selling 19,696 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.s holdings in American Water Works were worth $260,000 as of its most []