American Water Works Stock Hits New 52-Week High (AWK)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $40.82, above its previous 52-week high of $40.69 with 153,098 shares traded as of 11 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 926,100 shares over the past 30 days.

American Water Works has a market cap of $7.14 billion and is part of the utilities sector and utilities industry. Shares are up 8.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States and Canada. The company's Regulated Businesses segment offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,500 communities in 16 states. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.1, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates American Water Works as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full American Water Works Ratings Report.

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