American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

AWK Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts that cover AWK stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $141.6, which forecasts a 6.51% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $122 and the highest is $160.

Price Target: $141.6 (+6.51%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$122	$141.6	$148	$160
Change	-8.23%	+6.51%	+11.33%	+20.36%

* Price targets were last updated on Jan 20, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for AWK stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	5	6	7	7	8	7
Sell	3	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	9	10	10	11	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $142 → $126	Hold	Maintains	$142 → $126	-5.22%	Jan 20, 2026
Ross Fowler B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Sell → Hold Upgrades $117 → $139	Sell → Hold	Upgrades	$117 → $139	+4.56%	Jan 12, 2026
Eric Beaumont Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $134 → $122	Sell	Maintains	$134 → $122	-8.23%	Dec 17, 2025
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Sell → Hold Upgrades $114 → $124	Sell → Hold	Upgrades	$114 → $124	-6.72%	Nov 5, 2025
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Initiates $142	Hold	Initiates	$142	+6.82%	Oct 28, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

5.47B

Increased by 6.44%

from 5.14B

Revenue Next Year

5.86B

Increased by 7.02%

from 5.47B

EPS This Year

6.17

Increased by 8.49%

from 5.69

EPS Next Year

6.61

Increased by 7.12%

from 6.17

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	3.93B	3.79B	4.23B	4.68B	5.14B	5.47B	5.86B
Revenue Growth	4.05%	-3.51%	11.66%	10.63%	9.74%	6.44%	7.02%
EPS	6.94	4.51	4.89	5.39	5.69	6.17	6.61
EPS Growth	77.48%	-35.08%	8.56%	10.19%	5.57%	8.49%	7.12%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.53	20.10
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15	12

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.0B	6.5B
Avg	5.5B	5.9B
Low	5.0B	5.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	16.8%	18.9%
Avg	6.4%	7.0%
Low	-3.2%	-3.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.50	7.01
Avg	6.17	6.61
Low	5.94	6.30

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	14.2%	13.6%
Avg	8.5%	7.1%
Low	4.5%	2.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.