American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- AWK's average cash flow over the past 5.76 years is greater than 4.47% of current dividend paying stocks in the US.
- If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that AWK has less fluctuation in its price than 96.19% of stocks we're observing.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with AWK's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: SVT, WSBC, NOA, WES and KIRK.
AWK Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $157.54 | $87.88 | -43.05% |
The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. As for AWK, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of negative 43.05% in comparison to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of American Water Works Company Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- As for its position relative to other Utilities stocks that issue dividends, AWK provides shareholders with a dividend yield greater than 2.82% such stocks.
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Utilities sector, American Water Works Company Inc's expected return of -43.05% is higher than just 14.08% of its fellow sector mates.
- Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, AWK has a discount rate lower than just 14.08% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
AWK Dividend Chart
AWK Dividend History
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AWK Dividends vs. Peers
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CWCO | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. - Ordinary Shares | 2.74% |
| 2 | ARTNA | Artesian Resources Corporation - Class A Non-Voting | 2.67% |
| 3 | SJW | SJW Group (DE) | 2.05% |
| 4 | WTRG | Essential Utilities | 2.05% |
| 5 | CTWS | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | 1.87% |
| 6 | GWRS | Global Water Resources, Inc. - common stock | 1.70% |
| 7 | AWR | American States Water Company | 1.62% |
| 8 | CWT | California Water Service Group | 1.57% |
| 9 | AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | 1.49% |
| 10 | YORW | The York Water Company | 1.48% |
| 11 | MSEX | Middlesex Water Company | 1.25% |
| 12 | OPTT | Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 13 | CDZI | Cadiz, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 14 | PCYO | Pure Cycle Corporation | 0.00% |
| 15 | WAAS | AquaVenture Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares | 0.00% |
| 16 | PICO | PICO Holdings Inc. | 0.00% |
Looking for More Information on AWK dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on American Water Works Company Inc and its dividends:American Water Works Company Inc Common Stock (AWK) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for American Water Works Company Inc (AWK) - Dividend Investor
American Water Works Company Inc (AWK) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha