American Water Declares $0.8275 Cash Dividend Payable March 2026
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: PRnewswire
Updated: 55 minutes ago0mins
- Dividend Declaration: American Water's board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.8275 per share, payable on March 3, 2026, reflecting the company's ongoing profitability and commitment to shareholder returns.
- Shareholder Equity Plan: The company offers a dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan, enabling shareholders to reinvest cash dividends without brokerage fees, thereby enhancing investment appeal for shareholders.
- Sustained Growth: This dividend increase follows the annual dividend growth approved by the board on April 30, 2025, indicating the company's stability and profitability in the water utility sector.
- Market Position: As the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the U.S., American Water serves over 14 million people across 14 states and 18 military installations, ensuring safe drinking water and wastewater services, thereby solidifying its market leadership.
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Analyst Views on AWK
Wall Street analysts forecast AWK stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AWK is 136.17 USD with a low forecast of 117.00 USD and a high forecast of 155.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
4 Hold
2 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 128.930
Low
117.00
Averages
136.17
High
155.00
Current: 128.930
Low
117.00
Averages
136.17
High
155.00
Jefferies
Underperform
to
Hold
upgrade
$114 -> $124
2025-11-05
Reason
Jefferies
Price Target
$114 -> $124
2025-11-05
upgrade
Underperform
to
Hold
Reason
Jefferies upgraded American Water to Hold from Underperform with a price target of $124, up from $114. The firm says the stock's valuation now better reflects the company's fundamentals after the 10% post-merger pullback.
Jefferies
Buy
to
Hold
downgrade
$47 -> $44
2025-10-28
Reason
Jefferies
Price Target
$47 -> $44
2025-10-28
downgrade
Buy
to
Hold
Reason
Jefferies downgraded Essential Utilities (WTRG) to Hold from Buy with a price target of $44, down from $47, after the announcement of a merger with American Water (AWK). The 10% headline premium is "one of the lower premium deals in memory for a non merger of equals," the analyst tells investors.
Wells Fargo
Shahriar Pourreza
Equal Weight
initiated
$142
2025-10-27
Reason
Wells Fargo
Shahriar Pourreza
Price Target
$142
2025-10-27
initiated
Equal Weight
Reason
Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza initiated coverage of American Water with an Equal Weight rating and $142 price target. The firm launched coverage of the powers and utilities group with 19 Overweights and 14 Equal Weights. Wells prefers names where with growth prospects "actually driving earnings higher" or stocks that are trading at valuation levels "not necessarily reflecting fundamentals." Wells added Constellation (CEG) to its "Best Idea List" for power and Sempra (SRE) to its "Best Idea List" for utilities. Utilities are "materially undervalued" as a "perfect storm of tailwinds" is hitting the group that is much more structural in nature than cyclical, contends the firm.
TD Cowen
Hold
initiated
$155
2025-10-15
Reason
TD Cowen
Price Target
$155
2025-10-15
initiated
Hold
Reason
TD Cowen initiated coverage of American Water with a Hold rating and $155 price target.
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About AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc. is a water and wastewater utility company. The Company's primary business involves the ownership of utilities that provide water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial, public authority, fire service and sale for resale customers. It also operates other businesses that provide water and wastewater services to the United States government on military installations, as well as municipalities. The Company operates its business through the Regulated Businesses segment. The Regulated Businesses segment includes subsidiaries that provide water and wastewater services to customers in approximately 14 states. The Company's utilities operate in states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company also serves commercial customers, fire service customers, industrial customers, public authorities, other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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