American States Water Company Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jun 12, 2026 Gain 12.37%

The American States Water Company stock price gained 2.01% on the last trading day (Friday, 7th Aug 2026), rising from $85.67 to $87.39. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.20% from a day low at $84.71 to a day high of $87.42. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days but is still up by 1.13% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -253 thousand shares and in total, 0 shares were bought and sold for approximately $0 . You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

The stock lies in the middle of a strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 17.11% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $100.00 and $108.39 at the end of this 3-month period.

AWR Signals & Forecast

The American States Water Company stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $85.68 and $84.51. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Monday, August 03, 2026, and so far it has risen 3.12%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day while the price increased. This causes a divergence and may be considered as an early warning, but it may not be. The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued. The stock had a Golden Star Signal on Friday, January 09, 2026 in the long-term chart.

Golden Star Signal is when the short-term moving average, the long-term moving average, and price line meet in a special combination. This combination is very rare and often followed by long and strong gains for the stock in question.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for American States Water Company stock

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $82.57 and $78.52. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, American States Water Company finds support just below today's level at $82.57. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $78.52 and $77.11.

In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and therefore the general risk is considered very low. However, be aware of low or falling volume and make sure to keep an eye on the stock During the last day, the stock moved $2.71 between high and low, or 3.20%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.70%

Our recommended stop-loss: $83.38 (-4.58%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 4 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (AWR) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 10th

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 10th we expect American States Water Company to open at $86.51, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $86.39 and $88.39, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.00 (+/-2.31%) up or down from last closing price. If American States Water Company takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.31% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $87.93 (0.62%) than the support at $82.57 (5.52%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.

Dividend Warning For AWR

Dividend coming up for AWR: Ex-dividend date (Monday 17th August, 2026) is 8 days away. The dividend is $0.550.

Is American States Water Company stock A Buy?

American States Water Company holds several positive signals and is within a strong rising trend. As the old saying says, "Let the trend be your friend.'". We therefore consider it to be a good choice at these current levels and we are expecting further gains during the next 3 months. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Buy to a Strong Buy candidate.

Current score: 5.699 Strong Buy Candidate Upgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 10, 2026 - $86.51 ( 1.01%).

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