In a filing, American Water Works Co. Inc revealed its EVP and COO Norton Cheryl unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.64 million on Nov 22 ’24. In the deal valued at $138.16 per share,4,647 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Norton Cheryl now holds 17,552 shares worth roughly $2.17 million.
Then, Norton Cheryl bought 4,647 shares, generating $642,022 in total proceeds.
Before that, GOSS MARTHA CLARK sold 710 shares. American Water Works Co. Inc shares valued at $101,424 were divested by the Director at a price of $142.85 per share. As a result of the transaction, GOSS MARTHA CLARK now holds 36,880 shares, worth roughly $4.57 million.
Wells Fargo upgraded its American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] rating to an Equal weight from a an Underweight in a research note published on January 07, 2025; the price target was decreased to $129 from $133. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Mizuho also remained covering AWK and has decreased its forecast on October 15, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Jefferies started covering the stock on October 07, 2024. It rated AWK as “an Underperform”.
Price Performance Review of AWK
On Tuesday, American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE:AWK] saw its stock fall -1.52% to $123.85. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.96%. American Water Works Co. Inc shares have fallen nearly -0.51% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -1.11% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $150.68 was reached on 01/27/25, a 52-week low of $113.34 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $127.80, while 200 days put it at $134.33.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AWK Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 123.10, which if violated will result in even more drops to 122.35. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 124.76. A further resistance level may holdings at 125.67. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 46.71, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.01, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 66.41%. Stochastics %K at 46.18% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in American Water Works Co. Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in American Water Works Co. Inc stocks on 2025-01-15, growing by 0.22 million shares to a total of 4.86 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-12-13 was 4.63 million shares. There was a rise of 4.62%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
