American Water Works Co. Inc’s recently made public that 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 $2.53 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 $5.31 million.
UBS downgraded its American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Barclays’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late April with a ‘”an Underweight”‘ rating. Wells Fargo also remained covering AWK and has increased its forecast on January 07, 2025 with a “an Equal weight” recommendation from previously “an Underweight” rating. UBS revised its rating on November 19, 2024. It rated AWK as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of AWK
On Friday, American Water Works Co. Inc [NYSE:AWK] saw its stock fall -1.42% to $143.97. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.99%. American Water Works Co. Inc shares have risen nearly 15.65% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 20.11% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $155.50 was reached on 04/04/25, a 52-week low of $118.74 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $141.29, while 200 days put it at $137.35.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AWK Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 142.15, which if violated will result in even more drops to 140.32. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 145.56. A further resistance level may holdings at 147.15. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.05, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.33, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 46.82%. Stochastics %K at 51.62% 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 2025-04-15, growing by 0.2 million shares to a total of 5.37 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 5.17 million shares. There was a rise of 3.71%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
