American Water Works Co. Inc

NYSE: AWK
$137.59
+$0.85 (+0.6%)
Closing Price on November 26, 2024

AWK Articles

Utilities Have Become The New CDs and Bonds For Income Investors
We are mostly in a world where many investors are now just willing to settle for a “return of capital” rather than a “return on capital.”  Still, retirees and investors who rely upon income...
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Investors Finding Safety Again in Utilities, When Dividends Rule (WTR, AWK, PPL, DUK, ED, NEE, AEP, XLU)
By now the markets figured out that all of this week’s preliminary jobs numbers did in fact call it right that the unemployment and jobs report was right.  So investors are scrambling to find...
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Investors Flocking To Defensive Shares With High Dividends (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, AWK, AEP, XLU, MCD, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, KMB, CL, MRK, PFE, JNJ, T, VZ)
The 10-year Treasury hit yet another record low under 1.6% today and stocks are in the tank again due to poor economic data.  Europe continues to face a meltdown and the hope is for a rate cut out...
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Investors Seeking Defensive Stocks Where 3% to Over 5% Dividends Rule!
A stock market that sells off eight of nine days is not a good market.  Even the Facebook IPO is being viewed as a one-off item rather than a systemic item which will make the market stronger. ...
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The Market Where Defensive Shares Are Working Again (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, AWK, MCD, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, KMB, CL, MRK, PFE, JNJ, T, VZ)
Blame whatever you want.  A weaker U.S. economy, a weakening and flailing Europe, a move to socialism in France and Greece, a weaker BRIC and emerging market story, commodity prices and on and...
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The Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (NYX, ACI, ADM, BRCM, CHK, SIRI, VLO, AWK, NLY, CMCSA, FSLR, GRMN, HIG, MA, SYMC, V, WFM)
Earnings season is in full swing and the coming week is going to be extremely active with big earnings reports.  24/7 Wall St. has tried to preview several top earnings for the week ahead. NYSE...
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World Water Day's Top Pick: American Water Works (AWK)
Did you know there is even a World Water Day?  You should.  The future of water is dire and most Americans do not know what a challenge it is in many regions of the emerging and even the developed...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, AWK, BLK, CMA, DPZ, KBH, LOW, PCS, MWW, MSI, RF, TAL, TCBI, TRV, UNM)
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein....
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ALU, WBMD, URBN, RL, AWK, LEN, SVU, SHIP, LEDS, SNX, JASO, YRCW, CROX, HL, HRC)
Equities opened modestly down this morning and the three major indexes have stayed within a few points of flat all day. The NASDAQ composite has remained in positive territory as the technology...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKS, ALU, AWK, APA, AF, AZK, DRI, HBAN, PHG, LTD, PIR, Rl, RL, UL, URBN, VIP, WBMD, WCC)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) Raised to...
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The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, AWK, T, GE, GOV, KMB, SNH, WMT, JNK, AMJ, AMLP, PGF, MO, DLR, EPD, KMP)
It seems that most investors have started adding income or dividend reinvestment plans to their portfolios by using dividend stocks. With the yields of the 10-Year Treasury close to 2% and the...
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Huge Upside Valuation Calls in Water Utilities (AWK, WTR, CWT, AWR)
There remains substantial value, growth, and income opportunity in the water sector.  This has been our take for some time, and a report out of Gabelli & Company this morning is further...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (AWK, NLY, ARMH, INTC, BAC, C, JPM, CAT, DAL, DNDN, DMND, HGSI, OPEN, SNDK, VLO, VICL, YRCW)
Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues a list of some of the key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms.  We review these and other calls from the week to see...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AWK, C, JPM, CAT, DE, VLO, PNX, NOR, HGG, CECO, END, VG, AMRS, DMND, PG, SINO, OXGN, RTK, RNF)
Stocks opened higher this morning and the gains held up pretty well all day. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee report contained no big surprises, with interest rates continuing to be held...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AWK, BAC, BIP, CAT, C, CPO, DE, DMND, ECA, GPS, GOV, JOYG, JPM, OPEN, SSW, TXRH, USM, VLO)
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) added to Strong Buy List at...
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