American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

AWK Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 10 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for AWK stock ranges from a low of $124 to a high of $164. The average analyst price target of $144.5 forecasts a 2.83% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $144.50 (+2.83%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$124	$144.5	$147	$164
Change	-11.76%	+2.83%	+4.60%	+16.70%

* Price targets were last updated on May 2, 2025.

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	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	3	5	4	4	5	5
Sell	3	2	2	2	3	3
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	9	8	8	10	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jonathan Reeder Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $142 → $147	Hold	Maintains	$142 → $147	+4.60%	May 2, 2025
Durgesh Chopra Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold Maintains $139 → $148	Hold	Maintains	$139 → $148	+5.32%	May 2, 2025
Gregg Orrill UBS	UBS	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $160	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$160	+13.85%	Apr 24, 2025
Eric Beaumont Barclays	Barclays	Sell Initiates $138	Sell	Initiates	$138	-1.80%	Apr 22, 2025
Angie Storozynski Seaport Global	Seaport Global	Strong Buy Maintains $140 → $156	Strong Buy	Maintains	$140 → $156	+11.01%	Apr 11, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

5.07B

Increased by 8.33%

from 4.68B

Revenue Next Year

5.39B

Increased by 6.27%

from 5.07B

EPS This Year

5.76

Increased by 6.93%

from 5.39

EPS Next Year

6.19

Increased by 7.47%

from 5.76

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	3.78B	3.93B	3.79B	4.23B	4.68B	5.07B	5.39B	5.89B
Revenue Growth	4.63%	4.05%	-3.51%	11.66%	10.63%	8.33%	6.27%	9.29%
EPS	3.91	6.94	4.51	4.89	5.39	5.76	6.19	6.58
EPS Growth	13.99%	77.48%	-35.08%	8.56%	10.19%	6.93%	7.47%	6.29%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.38	22.69	21.35
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	17	12

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	5.4B	5.8B	6.2B
Avg	5.1B	5.4B	5.9B
Low	4.8B	5.1B	5.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	15.0%	13.6%	15.0%
Avg	8.3%	6.3%	9.3%
Low	1.9%	-0.1%	4.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	6.02	6.46	7.10
Avg	5.76	6.19	6.58
Low	5.58	6.00	6.30

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.6%	12.0%	14.6%
Avg	6.9%	7.5%	6.3%
Low	3.5%	4.1%	1.7%

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.