American States Water Company
AWR
NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $3.5B
$88.53
▼ -1.25%
P/E
24.19
Mkt Cap
$3.5B
52-Wk Range
$69.45–$91.72
52-Week Range
$69.45 - $91.72
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Price action
Price chart
Up 20.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Regulated utility monopoly status providing stable, predictable cash flows and rate-setting protections
- 95+ year operational history and established infrastructure across California's high-growth regions
- Diversified revenue streams across water, electric, and military contract services reducing business concentration risk
- Essential service nature creates inelastic demand and customer retention independent of economic cycles
- Strategic geographic presence in water-scarce California with long-term demographic growth tailwinds
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.6).
Growth
Stable outlook
California population growth and urbanization increasing water and electricity demand in service territories
Value
Fairly valued vs Water Utilities peers
Momentum
Strong
+15.1% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Solid
2.32% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying AWR right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.09 vs $0.92 consensus (+19.1% surprise). Revenue of $181.3M vs $171.7M expected (+5.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+19.1%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+14%
+9%
+5%
+13%
+15%
+14%
+11%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$161.8M
$143.1M
$148.0M
$163.1M
$182.7M
$164.3M
$169.2M
$181.3M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
35.3%
Profit
23.9%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How AWR stacks vs Regulated Water
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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