Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. American Water Works Co. Inc shares valued at $642,018 were sold by Norton Cheryl on Nov 22 ’24. At $138.16 per share, Norton Cheryl sold 4,647 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 17,552 shares worth approximately $2.57 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Norton Cheryl purchased 4,647 shares, netting a total of over 642,022 in proceeds.
Before that, GOSS MARTHA CLARK had sold 710 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $101,424, the Director traded American Water Works Co. Inc shares for $142.85 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 710 shares, worth approximately $5.4 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on April 25, 2025, American Water Works Co. Inc [AWK] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of January 07, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for AWK. Earlier on November 19, 2024, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for AWK stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing AWK Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.27%. Over the course of the year, American Water Works Co. Inc shares have jumped approximately 17.62%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $155.50 on 04/04/25 and a 52-week low of $118.74 on 01/13/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $142.81, while a 200-day SMA reached $137.55.
Support And Resistance Levels for American Water Works Co. Inc (AWK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 144.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 142.97. In the upper region, resistance lies at 147.86. The next price resistance is at 149.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.35 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.26, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 42.35%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
