American States Water Company Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since May 22, 2026 Gain 2.26%

The American States Water Company stock price gained 1.75% on the last trading day (Friday, 5th Jun 2026), rising from $77.02 to $78.37. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.47% from a day low at $76.40 to a day high of $79.05. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 2.73% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 58 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 234 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $18.36 million.

The stock lies in the middle of a weak 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 3.64% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $79.09 and $85.17 at the end of this 3-month period.

AWR Signals & Forecast

Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The American States Water Company stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $77.00 and $77.09. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Friday, May 01, 2026, and so far it has risen 4.20%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal. 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

American States Water Company finds support from accumulated volume at $75.92 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved $2.65 between high and low, or 3.47%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.06%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $74.17 (-5.36%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 24 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (AWR) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 8th

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 8th we expect American States Water Company to open at $77.94, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $77.59 and $79.15, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.55 (+/-2.00%) 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 2.00% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $78.39 (0.03%) than the support at $75.92 (3.13%), 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.

Is American States Water Company stock A Buy?

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for American States Water Company stock to perform well in the short-term.

Current score: 2.544 Buy Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on June 8, 2026 - $77.94 ( 0.549%).

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