In a filing, American States Water Co revealed its Director Eichelberger Thomas A. acquired Company’s shares for reported $68899.0 on Jun 06 ’25. In the deal valued at $76.81 per share,897 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Eichelberger Thomas A. now holds 8,467 shares worth roughly $0.61 million.
Then, BONTA DIANA M sold 969 shares, generating $74,613 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $77.00, the Director now owns 15,931 shares.
Before that, BONTA DIANA M bought 969 shares. American States Water Co shares valued at $75,121 were divested by the Director at a price of $77.52 per share.
Wells Fargo upgraded its American States Water Co [AWR] rating to an Equal weight from a an Underweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early February from “a Neutral” to “an Underperform”. Wells Fargo also remained covering AWR and has decreased its forecast on January 07, 2025 with a “an Underweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal weight” rating. BofA Securities started covering the stock on December 11, 2024. It rated AWR as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of AWR
On Friday, American States Water Co [NYSE:AWR] saw its stock fall -0.04% to $71.89. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.68%. American States Water Co shares have fallen nearly -14.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -7.50% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in American States Water Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in American States Water Co stocks on 2025-08-29, growing by 63577.0 shares to a total of 0.59 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.53 million shares. There was a rise of 10.78%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.