Today it was reported that the President & CEO of American Water (AWK), Susan Story, exercised options to sell 28,457 AWK shares at $41.27 a share, for a total transaction value of $3.24M.
Following Susan Story’s last AWK Sell transaction on November 29, 2018, the stock climbed by 21.7%. In addition to Susan Story, 4 other AWK executives reported Sell trades in the last month.
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Based on American Water’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending March 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $813 million and quarterly net profit of $113 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $761 million and had a net profit of $106 million. AWK’s market cap is $21.61B and the company has a P/E ratio of 35.17. Currently, American Water has an average volume of 994.8K.
Based on 6 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $113.40, reflecting a 1.4% upside.
The insider sentiment on American Water has been negative according to 50 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.
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American Water Works Co., Inc. engages in the provision of complementary water and wastewater services. It operates through the following segments: Regulated Businesses, Market-Based Businesses, and Other. The Regulated Businesses segment provides water and wastewater services to customers.
