Rep. Rick W. Allen Sells American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Representative Rick W. Allen (Republican-Georgia) recently sold shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK). In a filing disclosed on February 17th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $50,001 and $100,000 in American Water Works stock on January 14th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “R.W. ALLEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. > RWA&A – SECURITIES” account.

Representative Rick W. Allen also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) on 1/14/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) on 1/14/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) on 12/12/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on 12/12/2025.

American Water Works Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AWK traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $132.92. 342,917 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,730,210. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.44. American Water Works Company, Inc. has a one year low of $121.28 and a one year high of $155.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is $129.89 and its 200 day moving average is $134.38.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.04). American Water Works had a net margin of 21.61% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The company had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.15 earnings per share. American Water Works’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. American Water Works has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.020-6.120 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that American Water Works Company, Inc. will post 5.71 EPS for the current year.

American Water Works Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.8275 per share. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 10th. American Water Works’s dividend payout ratio is 58.17%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Cambient Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Water Works during the 4th quarter valued at $1,902,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in American Water Works by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,639,993 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $475,019,000 after buying an additional 255,896 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Water Works by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 89,707 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,780,000 after acquiring an additional 10,988 shares during the period. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Water Works in the 4th quarter valued at $208,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on AWK shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of American Water Works from $142.00 to $126.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group set a $149.00 target price on shares of American Water Works in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Mizuho set a $145.00 price objective on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Bank of America raised American Water Works from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $117.00 to $139.00 in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $140.89.

About Representative Allen

Rick Allen (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 12th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Allen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 12th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Allen was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1951. He attended Auburn University in Alabama, graduating in 1973 with a B.S. in building construction.

After earning his degree, Allen worked as an estimator, project administrator and assistant to the president with a construction firm in Augusta. In 1976, he founded his own construction business, R. W. Allen & Associates, Inc. The company operates in six states across the country. In 2008, Allen was presented with the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Person of the Year award.

American Water Works Company Profile

American Water Works Company, Inc (NYSE: AWK) is a publicly traded utility company that provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Its core business is the operation, management and maintenance of regulated water and wastewater systems that deliver potable water, collect and treat wastewater, and provide related customer services to residential, commercial and industrial customers as well as municipalities. The company’s operations include water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, meter reading and billing, emergency repairs, and long-term infrastructure planning and capital project execution.

In addition to its regulated utility operations, American Water offers complementary nonregulated services and solutions that support system reliability and customer needs.